After running back Derrick Henry stepped into the Tennessee Titans' lineup last week to replace injured Pro Bowler DeMarco Murray, the former Alabama All-American assessed his performance as "soft."
He won't be saying that this week.
Henry ran for a career-high 156 yards on 23 carries as the Titans defeated the Kansas City Chiefs 22-21 in the opening game of the NFL playoffs on Saturday.
In the nightcap of Saturday's postseason doubleheader, the Atlanta Falcons defeated the Los Angeles Rams 26-13 in an NFC playoff game.
Henry was at his most effective in the fourth quarter as Tennessee completed a comeback from a 21-3 deficit in the AFC contest.