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Zay Flowers' Dominant First Half Cut Short by Hamstring Injury

The injury raises immediate questions about his short-term availability for Baltimore and could affect the Ravens' game plan.

Overview

  • Flowers had five catches for roughly 150 yards and a 54-yard touchdown before grabbing his hamstring late in the second quarter and leaving the game.
  • The Ravens officially listed Flowers as questionable to return and he was slow to come back at halftime, missing the opening series of the second half while medical staff evaluated him.
  • Flowers’ 100-yard first half marked his 10th career 100-yard game, tying Mark Andrews for the most in Ravens history.
  • The hamstring flare-up follows a minor hamstring issue that limited him in late summer practices, a condition teams often manage conservatively because it is prone to re-aggravation.
  • If Flowers misses more snaps, Baltimore will need to shift targets to Rashod Bateman, Mark Andrews and depth receivers and may alter play calling to protect the rushing and passing balance that featured early in the opener.