Ravens 41, Colts 23: Henry's Three Scores Open the Minter Era

September 13, 2026 - Indianapolis - Jonathan Taylor scored from a yard on the opening drive. Jesse Minter's first series as Baltimore's head coach was a touchdown allowed. The next hour was a 41-23 statement.

Derrick Henry ran 24 times for 144 yards and three scores. Lamar Jackson went 17 of 25 for 324 yards, a touchdown pass, and a 5-yard rushing score. The Baltimore Ravens outgained the Indianapolis Colts 506-251 and never let a 7-0 hole last.

Zay Flowers caught five balls for 150 yards and a 54-yard score, then left with a hamstring injury and did not play in the second half. Ja'Kobi Lane hurt a wrist and also sat. Henry finished the game anyway.

28-6 before Indianapolis could breathe

Taylor's 1-yard run made it 7-0 after nine plays and 65 yards. Baltimore answered with Jackson's 5-yard scramble. Henry from 4. Flowers from 54, Jackson throwing sidearm around a rusher. Henry again, 32 yards behind blocks from Rashod Bateman and Chris Moore. 28-6.

The Colts' next four drives gained 23 yards combined, per the Ravens. Daniel Jones was 19 of 31 for 166 yards, one touchdown, one pick. Taylor still finished with 98 yards and two rushing scores on 19 carries. It was not enough volume against 506 the other way.

Jackson escaped a sack near midfield and converted third-and-16. Three plays later, Baltimore had its second touchdown. He threw for 229 yards in the first half. Flowers' 150 yards came on those five catches. He was done after that. The Ravens still had Henry.

Taylor scored from 3 late in the half. Tyler Loop answered from 57 as the half expired, a career long. 31-13. It was the fifth time in franchise history Baltimore had at least 31 points in a first half, and a league-best 10th straight Week 1 over 20 points.

Henry in the quiet half

Without Flowers and Lane, Baltimore ran. Jackson lofted 53 yards to Chris Moore down to the Indianapolis 19. Henry scored from 3 for his third rushing touchdown. Loop later hit from 45. Spencer Shrader had a 58-yard field goal in the third. Jones found Tyler Warren from 9 yards with about 10 minutes left. 41-23 after Loop's last kick with 4:09 to go.

Roquan Smith intercepted Jones. Malaki Starks and Tavius Robinson each had a sack. Baltimore logged nine quarterback hits and two takeaways. The Colts had four hits and one takeaway, Jackson's fumble, after they were already down 28-6.

Henry, 32, moved into third on the career rushing list, per AP. Jackson's 10th 300-yard game looked like 2024, not 2025. Minter's debut is 1-0. The receiving room is thinner than it was at 1 p.m.

AthX Engine in a 506-yard opener

AthX Engine NFL scoring already has the Week 1 lines in. Henry's three scores and 163 scrimmage yards land at 59.25. Flowers is 46.00 on the 54-yarder and 150 yards. Jackson is 45.92. Taylor is 41.75. Loop's two long field goals and five extra points are 30.00. Baltimore's team line is 101.75, second on the Week 1 board behind only Chicago's 59-point night.

Fantasy points measure the box. Price is what traders will pay for Henry at 32, Flowers' hamstring, and Minter's first Sunday. They move together. They are not the same number.

Track Henry, Jackson, Flowers, and both clubs on the marketplace. New Orleans visits Baltimore on Sept. 20. Indianapolis visits Kansas City that night.

*Sources: AP recap (ESPN), Ravens.com, CBS Sports, Reuters. AthX Engine Week 1 lines scored from nflverse weekly stats. Information only; not financial advice.*