Ravens’ Zay Flowers Listed as Doubtful for Divisional Playoff Game

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The Baltimore Ravens have not ruled out wide receiver Zay Flowers for Sunday’s divisional playoff game against the Houston Texans, listing him as doubtful despite the Pro Bowl player missing all week of practice.

“I think he’ll have a chance,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh said after Friday’s practice. Flowers has been sidelined since injuring his right knee during Baltimore’s regular-season finale on Jan. 4 against the Pittsburgh Steelers. He was the only Ravens player who did not participate in Friday’s practice.

However, Flowers is making progress. He held a workout before Friday’s practice, where he did some running while wearing a brace. The Ravens later shared a video of his workout, which is something the team doesn’t typically do. Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson acknowledged the potential impact of Flowers’ absence, calling it a “huge challenge.”

“He is a guy that has been with us all season long [and has] been making things happen for us,” Jackson said. “What he brings to the game — we’re going to miss that. But we have guys who are locked in and are ready to step up to the plate for us.”

In his second season, Flowers led Baltimore with 74 receptions and 1,059 receiving yards. With Flowers sidelined in the wild-card round, Jackson completed 16 of 21 passes (76.1%) for 175 yards and two touchdowns in a 28-14 win over the Cleveland Browns. Jackson spread the ball around, completing multiple passes to five different players.

If Flowers can’t play, it will mark the first time he has missed consecutive games this season. “Hopefully, Zay will be able to go, but if not, we have a lot of really good players,” Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken said. “We’re fortunate. We have a lot of really good players, and we anticipate them playing well.”