The Baltimore Ravens are hopeful Zay Flowers will recover in time to be ready for the playoffs after injuring his right knee against the Browns.
The star receiver will undergo an MRI on Sunday, when the extent of the injury will become clearer. He has a 'chance' of being healthy for the postseason, which begins next week.
That is according to head coach John Harbaughwho spoke after the Ravens' win over Cleveland on Saturday.
Baltimore is sweating over Flowers' knee damage after the receiver was ruled out of the regular season finale.
During the second quarter, the team's top receiver went down and was seen clutching his right leg.
Flowers suffered the injury after his foot became caught in a teammate's leg when a Browns defender made contact with his knee. He limped off the field and did not play again.
Ravens star Zay Flowers suffered a knee injury against the Cleveland Browns on Saturday.
Flowers will undergo an MRI on Sunday, when the extent of the injury will become clearer.
Without Flowers, the Ravens beat the Browns 35-10 to win the AFC North and secure third place. It means they'll host a wild-card game next week, against either the Chargers or the Steelers.
Losing the receiver The postseason, however, would be a tough blow for Baltimore. Super Bowl hopes.
Early in the second half on Saturday, Flowers was downgraded from questionable to out.
Many teams put their best players in Week 18 to preserve injuries before the postseason.
Baltimore didn't have that luxury with the Pittsburgh Steelers still within reach of overtaking them on the final weekend of the regular season.
Flowers, a first-round pick in the 2023 draft, leads Baltimore this season with 74 receptions for 1,059 yards.
The Ravens will host a wild-card playoff game next weekend after winning their division.
His injury brought credit to Philadelphia Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, who will likely sideline several of his key players in Week 18 against the New York Giants.
The Eagles are locked into the NFC's No. 2 seed no matter how the game ends against their division rivals.
One of the players subject to sitting out is Saquon Barkley, who is just 100 yards away from setting the NFL's all-time single-season rushing yards record.
With a win, the Giants' draft position will likely plummet after coming close to securing the No. 1 pick last week.