The Baltimore Ravens will be without one of their top offensive weapons when they open their post-season schedule against the Pittsburgh Steelers.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh ruled out star wide receiver Zay Flowers due to a knee sprain he suffered in Week 18.
The second-year receiver began grabbing at his right leg after a short catch-and-run in the second quarter. It appeared he may have been hit on the knee by Cleveland's Mohamoud Diabate. Flowers was eventually able to get up and walk gingerly off the field.
Flowers has given Baltimore much-needed production from the receiver spot this season, catching 74 passes for 1,059 yards and four touchdowns. The five-foot-nine Flowers occasionally puts his shiftiness to use in the running game as well.
The Ravens are set for a rivalry clash with the Steelers on Saturday. Baltimore finished third in the AFC and first in the AFC North with a 12-5 record, and Pittsburgh finished as the sixth seed with a 10-7 showing.
— With files from The Associated Press
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