Ravens Insider: Ravens WR Zay Flowers inactive for playoff game vs. Bills

[ExtremeRavens]

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers was on the field at Highmark Stadium testing out his injured right knee about 2 1/2 hours before kickoff against the Bills on Sunday night. It was all for naught.

As expected, Flowers, who was listed as doubtful coming into the game, was made inactive for the AFC divisional round matchup. The winner will advance to the conference championship game against the host Kansas City Chiefs.

It marks the second straight playoff game that the Ravens’ leader in receptions and receiving yards will miss after suffering a sprained knee in Baltimore’s AFC North title-clinching win in the final game of the regular season Jan. 4. Flowers hasn’t practiced since, though he did do a few sprints and start-and-stops during his brief on-field workout ahead of Sunday night’s game.

He did not do much laterally, however.

With Flowers out, Rashod Bateman becomes Baltimore’ top player at the position.

Their other receivers include Nelson Agholor, Tylan Wallace, recently acquired Steven Sims and rookie fourth-round draft pick Devontez Walker. The Ravens also promoted veteran receiver Anthony Miller from the practice squad.

The rest of Baltimore’s inactive players are running back Rasheen Ali, center Nick Samac, safeties Marcus Williams and Beau Brade, outside linebacker Adisa Isaac and defensive lineman Josh Tupou.

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