Zay Flowers Struggles Early but Stays Key to the Ravens’ Week 13 Hopes
So, let’s talk about what’s going on with Zay Flowers tonight, because a lot of fans have been wondering why things feel a little off for the Ravens’ top receiver in this Week 13 matchup against the Bengals. Yes, Zay Flowers is playing. He’s active, he’s on the field, and he was involved right from the opening series. But his start has been far from ideal, and that’s putting it lightly.
By halftime, Flowers had managed just one catch for one yard on three targets. It’s not the kind of performance anyone expected, especially considering he leads all Baltimore pass-catchers this season with 761 receiving yards and is on pace to top last year’s career-high. The opportunities were there, too—he should have had a couple more receptions. One was a contested ball he couldn’t secure in the first quarter, and the other was actually a touchdown that got wiped out because he committed offensive pass interference. So even when he made a big play, it didn’t stay on the board.
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Despite the slow start, his involvement isn’t in question. Lamar Jackson targeted him early, and Flowers remains the No. 1 option in this passing game. Jackson needs him to get going, especially since the Ravens’ aerial attack hasn’t been firing on all cylinders lately. Over the past few weeks, Baltimore hasn’t produced much through the air, and Jackson himself has thrown for fewer than 200 yards in each of his last three outings. Flowers is doing what he can, but the overall passing rhythm just hasn’t been there.
What’s interesting is that heading into this game, Flowers was coming off a solid performance in Week 12, when he led the team with five catches for 58 yards and even added a little on the ground. He’s been consistently involved all year, catching 58 of 77 targets so far. But the touchdowns haven’t followed—he entered tonight with only one on the season. That’s part of what makes tonight’s wiped-out score so frustrating.
Even with this sluggish beginning to Week 13, there’s still a sense that things could turn around in the second half. Flowers has been too important to Baltimore’s offense to stay quiet for long. The Ravens need him, the matchups are there, and he’s shown enough this season to believe that a spark can happen at any moment.
So yes, Zay Flowers is playing tonight. He just hasn’t made the impact fans hoped for—at least not yet. But with plenty of football left, Baltimore will keep looking his way, and he’ll get his chances to shift the momentum back in the Ravens’ favor.
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