{"id":20927,"date":"2025-01-21T03:14:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:14:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20927"},"modified":"2025-01-21T03:14:57","modified_gmt":"2025-01-21T03:14:57","slug":"breaking-ravens-zay-flowers-has-crushing-admission-after-missing-bills-clash","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usatoday.azontree.com\/?p=20927","title":{"rendered":"BREAKING : Ravens&#8217; Zay Flowers has crushing admission after missing Bills clash"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"dek prose mb-2.5 italic text-secondary\">Zay Flowers says it &#8220;took a toll&#8221; on him to be out of the playoff game against the Bills<\/p>\n<div class=\"flex-row flex-wrap items-center text-primary\">\n<div class=\"author-link mr-2.5 flex items-center text-sm\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aspect-video w-full max-w-full object-contain object-center px-4 lg:px-0\" src=\"https:\/\/wp.clutchpoints.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/Zay-Flowers-crushing-admission-after-missing-Bills-clash.jpg?w=1200\" alt=\"Baltimore Ravens' Zay Flowers looking disappointed\" \/><\/p>\n<article class=\"article-body prose max-w-none pb-7 pt-5 prose-figure:max-w-full prose-ol:pl-10 prose-img:max-w-full prose-video:max-w-full md:prose-ol:pl-6 [&amp;_iframe]:m-auto [&amp;_iframe]:block [&amp;_iframe]:max-w-full\">After a\u00a0heartbreaking 27-25 loss to the Buffalo Bills\u00a0in the AFC Divisional Playoffs on Sunday,\u00a0Baltimore Ravens\u00a0wide receiver\u00a0Zay Flowers\u00a0opened up about the injury that kept him off the field in the crucial postseason matchup.<\/p>\n<div class=\"aspect-video w-full\">\n<div class=\"not-prose flex aspect-video w-full items-center justify-center\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Flowers, who is the first wide receiver in Ravens history to be selected to the Pro Bowl, suffered a\u00a0knee injury during a Week 18 win\u00a0over the Cleveland Browns that sidelined Baltimore&#8217;s most dangerous receiving threat for the team&#8217;s two playoff games.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_1_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-1 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_1\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>During an interview with the media Monday,\u00a0Flowers said it \u201ctook a little toll\u201d\u00a0on him to be inactive while his teammates attempted to reach the AFC Championship game in back-to-back years.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was killing me for sure,\u201d Flowers told reporters. \u201cI want to be out there every game, I want to go through everything they go through. So not being out there, it took a little toll on me. Just to have to watch that and not be able to participate and do what I wanted to do to help the team.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>When asked if he expected to be back for a possible game against Kansas City this Sunday had the Ravens advanced, Flowers said, \u201cYeah, I feel like I would&#8217;ve had a better chance to play.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Flowers&#8217; consistent hands would have been a big help to the Baltimore passing attack that struggled with drops in the snowy Buffalo conditions, most notably, tight end Mark Andrews&#8217; crucial drop on a two-point conversion at the end of the game. Flowers had only five drops all season on 112 targets.<\/p>\n<p>Before his injury, Flowers produced a career-best season with Baltimore, catching 74 passes for 1,059 yards and four touchdowns. In his absence Sunday, the Ravens attempted to spread the ball around to various targets, with tight end Isaiah Likely and wide receiver Rashod Bateman each scoring touchdowns in the loss. Tight end Mark Andrews led the Ravens with five catches, but had a devastating fumble in Bills territory with 8:41 left in the game.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_3_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-3 adthrive-ad-cls\" data-google-query-id=\"\">\n<div id=\"google_ads_iframe_\/18190176,120193976\/AdThrive_Content_3\/5e90daf19f500876e949a3d9_0__container__\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"google-ad-manager-fallback-container\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The game continued the trend of disappointing playoff losses for the Ravens, as Baltimore fell to 3-6 in the postseason since 2018. The team hasn&#8217;t won more than one playoff game in a season since 2012.<\/p>\n<div id=\"AdThrive_Content_4_desktop\" class=\"adthrive-ad adthrive-sticky-container adthrive-content adthrive-content-4\"><\/div>\n<p>When asked what the team needed to improve on moving into next season,\u00a0Flowers was blunt with his answe<a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/AllBannerSports\/status\/1881411677658419633\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">r<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cTurnovers,\u201d he said. \u201cWe have to stop the turnovers. 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