January 4, 2025; Baltimore, Maryland, United States; Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers (4) reacts after a scrimmage during the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-Imagn Photos
Baltimore wide receiver Zay Flowers is inactive for the Ravens’ game against host Buffalo Payments in the AFC divisional round on Sunday night.
The Ravens had listed Flowers as doubtful for the playoff game because of a knee injury, but coach John Harbaugh remained hopeful Friday that the second-year receiver would have “a chance” to play.
Flowers missed the entire week of practice after sitting out all of last week and missing Baltimore’s wild-card win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on Jan. 11.
He suffered the knee injury during Baltimore’s 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns in the season finale on January 4.
Selected to his first Professional Bowl, Flowers led the Ravens this season with 74 receptions for 1,059 yards. He also caught four touchdowns.
Flowers, 24, started all 16 games as a rookie in 2023, when he had 77 receptions for 858 yards and five touchdowns, and ran eight times for 56 yards and another score. The Ravens selected him with the 22nd overall pick in the 2023 NFL Draft out of Boston College.
The Ravens’ other inactives are running back Rasheen Ali, linebacker Adisa Isaac, center Nick Samac, wideout nose Josh Tupou and safeties Beau Brade and Marcus Williams.
The Payments’ inactive players are wide receiver Jalen Virgil, defensive pick DeWayne Carter, cornerbacks Kaiir Elam and Brandon Codrington, offensive linemen Sedrick Van-Pran Granger and Ryan Van Demark, and emergency third-string quarterback Mike White.
–Media at field level
