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Derrick Henry led the NFL in rushing for the second straight season, becoming just the eighth player to rush for 2,000 yards (2,027) yards in a season. Sam Craft/Associated Press

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Defensive end Calais Campbell knows the time has arrived to prove why Baltimore traded for him last March: It’s Round 3 of the Ravens vs. Derrick Henry.

A spot in the AFC divisional round is on the line Sunday.

Henry helped the Titans stun the top-seeded Ravens a year ago in the divisional round, as the NFL rushing leader ran for 195 yards, threw a touchdown pass and turned Baltimore safety Earl Thomas into his blocker with a stiff arm at one point.

Baltimore traded a fifth-round pick to Jacksonville for Campbell last March, but  the six-time Pro Bowl end missed Round 2 on Nov. 22 when Henry ran for 133 yards – 89 on 10 carries in the fourth quarter and overtime – in a 30-24 win capped by his 29-yard TD run.

“Derrick Henry is one of the best running backs to ever play this game, and he’s in the zone right now,” Campbell said. “So, yes – I take pride in the challenge of lining up and trying to shut him down.”

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Ravens nose tackle Brandon Williams also missed that game but is available for this one. The No. 5 seeded Ravens (11-5) have won five straight, including last week’s 38-3 rout of Cincinnati.

“Now we get to see them again in the same scenario,” Williams said. “Obviously, we have that sense in it, and we know what happened last year. And, obviously, we don’t want the same thing to happen.”

The Titans (11-5) have the hometown advantage this time around, though that may not help in a rivalry in which neither Baltimore nor Tennessee has won on its own field in four previous games.

Henry became the first back-to-back NFL rushing champ since LaDainian Tomlinson in 2006-07 with a career-high 2,027 yards. He ran for a career-best 250 yards to help Tennessee clinch its first AFC South title since 2008 with a 41-38 win at Houston.

Now Henry is heading into the postseason, where he has really thrived. Only Terrell Davis (672) and John Riggins (640) have more rushing yards through a player’s first five postseason games than Henry (630).

“We all know what’s at stake,” Henry said. “Win or go home, and when you win you keep playing.”

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THE OTHER THREAT

Stopping Henry is merely the first priority for the Ravens’ defense. There’s also the matter of containing Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill, who threw for 3,819 yards with a career-high 33 touchdowns and only seven interceptions during the regular season.

Tannehill may not carry the reputation of a star quarterback, but he’s still a big threat. He threw a pair of TD passes in each of the last two games against Baltimore.

“I think he’s much better than a lot of people have given him credit for over the years,” Ravens Coach John Harbaugh insisted.

HUNGER PAINS

The Ravens overcame an outbreak of COVID-19 that forced Jackson and several others to miss at least one game and was the main culprit in a three-game skid that left Baltimore with a 6-5 record in December.

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That’s one big difference in this team from last year’s squad, which entered the playoffs riding a 12-game winning streak. This group, according to Jackson, grew stronger because of that rough stretch and is also drawing incentive from perhaps being a bit overlooked as a No. 5 seed.

GROUND GAME

This game matches the NFL’s top two rushing offenses. The Ravens average 191.9 yards per game with Jackson, rookie J.K. Dobbins and Gus Edwards. The Titans are second with 168.1 yards, and Tannehill matched Jackson with his own career-high seven TD runs. Henry led the NFL with 17 rushing TDs.

SECOND CHANCE

The problem with losing in the playoffs is that it takes a year’s worth of waiting to get a second chance to make things right. The Ravens have some new faces preparing for the ride, but this team is mostly comprised of players who experienced the crushing disappointment of last year’s early exit.

MISSING NO MORE

The Titans activated four-time Pro Bowl kicker Stephen Gostkowski from the COVID-19 reserve list on Thursday.

Left guard Rodger Saffold missed the regular-season matchup, and the veteran lineman couldn’t finish last week’s 41-38 win in Houston because of an injured ankle, but he plans to play Sunday.

AP Sports Writer Dave Ginsburg contributed to this report.

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