Is Zay Flowers playing tonight? Why Ravens WR is off to slow start in Week 18

Mike Moraitis

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The Baltimore Ravens have gotten another strong season from wide receiver Zay Flowers in 2025.

Flowers leads all Ravens pass-catchers in receiving yards entering Week 18 and his second 1,000-yard season earned him another Pro Bowl nod.

However, Flowers is off to a slow start in the crucial Week 18 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Here's a closer look at what's going on.

Is Zay Flowers playing tonight?

UPDATE: With just under six minutes left, Flowers is stuck on one target and no catches. Quarterback Lamar Jackson has only completed three passes as of this writing, though, so Flowers hasn't exactly had a chance to get going.

Yes, Flowers is active and healthy, he just wasn't targeted on the Ravens' first offensive series of the game.

Flowers has not gotten blanked once this season, so it's just a matter of time before he gets on the stat sheet. How many yards he finishes with remains to be seen, though.

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