The Baltimore Ravens lost one of their key offensive contributors in Week 18 against the Cleveland Browns with wide receiver Zay Flowers going down with a knee injury. And now his status is a key storyline heading into the team's Wild Card Weekend playoff opener.

The Ravens will face the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday and the team has announced that Zay Flowers will be out with a knee sprain.

Flowers exited the game with what initially appeared to be a severe knee injury. The injury was deemed to be non-contact, which can generally end up being bad news. That is not the case for Flowers, as the Ravens offered a huge injury update on the star receiver.

When the Pittsburgh Steelers and Baltimore Ravens square off on Saturday night in the Wild Card round of the playoffs, Baltimore will do so down a huge weapon on offense. The Ravens have ruled out starting wide receiver Zay Flowers with a knee injury.

Missing your leading receiver in a playoff game is never a good thing, but the Ravens have the team to make up for it

The Baltimore Ravens have officially ruled out top wide receiver Zay Flowers for Saturday night's playoff game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, head coach John Harbaugh announced Thursday. "Zay Flowers is not going to be able to make it to the game this week,