Derrick Henry carried the Ravens offense on his shoulders for large chunks of Sunday night's game in Buffalo. He ran over and past their defense for two touchdowns.
But as another cruel fate would have it, Henry was also left putting the Ravens' 41-40 loss to the Bills on those mighty shoulders, too.
"I have to take care of the ball," Henry said. "I told my teammates after the game that the loss is on me. I own it."
Henry fumbled with just over three minutes left with the Ravens trying to put away a game they led by eight points at the time. The Bills were hanging in, but it was still in hand for a Ravens offense that was, for the most part, unstoppable.
But yet again, just like in last year's playoff loss on the same field, a Ravens star committed an uncharacteristic and ultimately fatal mistake that adds to the sour taste the Ravens were hoping to expunge.
"Got to keep it high and tight. Got lackadaisical," said Henry, who had just three fumbles all last season on 325 carries. "They made a play, but I put this loss on me."
It's especially tough considering Henry had a monster game outside of the gaffe. He put up a staggering 169 yards on 18 carries, good for an average of 9.4 yards per rush.
Henry ripped off touchdown runs of 30 and 46 yards, displaying his unreal talents (still at age 31) on each.
First, he ran over Bills safety Cole Bishop with a vicious stiff-arm on his 30-yard gallop in the second quarter. Then Henry ran by Buffalo's other starting safety, Taylor Rapp, on his 46-yard touchdown run in the fourth quarter.