Is Zay Flowers playing tonight? Why Ravens' WR is slow starter on MNF vs. Lions

Billy Heyen

Is Zay Flowers playing tonight? Why Ravens' WR is slow starter on MNF vs. Lions image

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The Baltimore Ravens are running early and often on Monday Night Football.

And when they're throwing, the ball is surprisingly going to Mark Andrews.

That has left the wide receivers a bit bored in the early going.

Fantasy managers are certainly hoping Zay Flowers gets involved soon.

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Is Zay Flowers playing tonight?

Yes, Zay Flowers is playing for the Ravens on Monday Night Football against the Lions.

He was on the field for the entire Baltimore first series.

They just didn't look to get him the football.

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What jersey number is Zay Flowers?

Flowers wears No. 4 for the Ravens.

The other top wide receiver, Rashod Bateman, is No. 7.

But so far it's been No. 8, Lamar Jackson, No. 22, Derrick Henry, and No. 89, Andrews.

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Billy Heyen

Billy Heyen is a freelance writer with The Sporting News. He is a 2019 graduate of Syracuse University who has written about many sports and fantasy sports for The Sporting News. Sports reporting work has also appeared in a number of newspapers, including the Sandusky Register and Rochester Democrat & Chronicle