When Will Zay Flowers Return and Be Back? Fantasy Football Injury Update for the Divisional Round

January 13, 2025

When will Zay Flowers return and play? Will Zay Flowers play in the Divisional Round? Read the latest Zay Flowers injury update for the playoffs (2025).

Baltimore Ravens wide receiver Zay Flowers has had a career year during the 2024-2025 season. He totaled 74 catches for 1,059 receiving yards and four touchdowns in the regular season, which helped him earn the first Pro Bowl selection of his career. 

However, Flowers was unavailable for the team's Wild Card Round matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers due to a knee injury. The second-year wideout injured his knee back in Week 18, and his status for the Divisional Round is currently up in the air. 

So, will Flowers return from his knee injury in the Divisional Round against the Bills? Let's dive in and find out. 

Zay Flowers Injury Update

It remains to be seen if Flowers can suit up in the Divisional Round. He did not practice at all leading up to the Wild Card game, and the Ravens ruled him out days in advance of that contest. So, his practice report leading up to Sunday's game against the Bills will be extremely important. 

Nevertheless, it appears that Flowers might not be ready to go for that game. Ian Rapoport of NFL Network said on Saturday that the Ravens wideout "has an outside chance" to return to the field for the Divisional Round. 

Zay Flowers is out tonight but has an outside chance of playing in the Divisional Round should the Ravens move on, per @RapSheet. pic.twitter.com/V8P0YCV9sZ

— NFL Network (@nflnetwork) January 11, 2025

While things can certainly change before Sunday's game, Flowers' chances to suit up don't appear to be in his favor. He'll likely need to practice at least a couple of times during the week. 

Zay Flowers Fantasy Football Playoff Outlook

If Flowers were to play in this game, he would be a potential DFS play in most contests. He has been Lamar Jackson's go-to target in the passing game for most of the year and has scored in double figures in PPR formats in five of his past six full games. Although the young wideout doesn't have much of a high fantasy ceiling, he will be a safer fantasy option this weekend against the Bills. 

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— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) January 12, 2025

If Flowers were to miss, though, Rashod Bateman would likely see more targets in the passing game. Baltimore didn't need to throw a lot in last week's win, but Bateman did catch a touchdown pass. So, he could wind up being a value play in DFS contests in the Divisional Round. Isaiah Likely will also see more opportunities through the air. He caught three passes for 53 yards in the Wild Card Round. 

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