Flowers was missed on a few throws but also let a wide-open pass that would have gone for a long gain bounce off his chest. He bailed himself out of the drop when he hauled in a 16-yard touchdown late in the fourth quarter, but this was a forgettable outing for Flowers, who has failed to eclipse 40 receiving yards in each of his last two games. Flowers' six targets still led all Ravens receivers, but the Steelers provided little room for the Ravens' passing game to operate in the defeat. Flowers will look to correct course in Week 12 against the Chargers and should project as a solid WR2 for fantasy.
Jackson was anything but his MVP-caliber self in this one. He completed just 48.5 percent of his passes in the defeat while looking rattled in the pocket for most of the evening. Jackson was errant on several throws but also fell victim to bad penalties, including an illegal man downfield that cost him 34-yard completion to Nelson Agholor. Jackson would rally the offense late, and completing a 16-yard touchdown pass to Zay Flowers to cut the lead to 18-16, but a botched two-point conversion all but sealed the Ravens' fate. Jackson added 46 rushing yards on just four carries in this one, with his biggest gain coming on a 25-yard run. Now firmly in second place in the AFC North, Jackson and the Ravens will look to bounce back in Week 12 as the Ravens renew the Harbowl against the Chargers on Monday night.
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Flowers secured four of six targets for 34 yards in the Ravens' 35-34 win over the Bengals on Thursday night.
It was a poor time for one of Flowers' occasional statistical faceplants, as the Ravens predictably went nuts against the Bengals' nonexistent defense. Cincinnati just managed to contain Zay as Lamar Jackson worked his connection with players like Nelson Agholor and Tylan Wallace. Annoying, but just life with Flowers, who has been prone to high highs and low lows this season. He is probably going to be needed for far more chain-moving type grabs in Week 11 when the Ravens travel to Pittsburgh. Keep him fired up as a high-end WR2.