The Baltimore Ravens will be without their top wide receiver when they begin the NFL playoffs against the rival Pittsburgh Steelers, as head coach John Harbaugh officially ruled out Zay Flowers with a knee injury Thursday. Flowers did not practice on Tuesday or Wednesday.

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced Thursday that wide receiver Zay Flowers will not play in Saturday night's AFC Wild Card Round playoff

It was improbable that the Baltimore Ravens would have their top receiver for Saturday's wild-card game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, but now there's confirmation. Zay Flowers has officially been ruled out for the contest per NFL insider Tom Pelissero.

The Ravens closed the regular season on Saturday with a 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns, crowning them AFC North division champs while earning celebratory postgame cigars. It’s been a season full of twists and turns leading them here,

This season, the Baltimore Ravens may be that very team. Following Saturday's 35-10 victory over the Cleveland Browns, the Ravens enter the postseason on a four-game winning streak, the longest of any AFC playoff team.

Several national pundits boosted the Baltimore Ravens in recent power rankings after their dominant 35-10 win over the Cleveland Browns to secure the division and the No. 3 seed in the AFC playoffs. The Ravens are a consensus top-six team while rising as high as three on a few lists.