Baltimore Ravens Rookie WR Zay Flowers Impresses With First NFL TD In London
The Baltimore Ravens went into London's Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Sunday and closed out the U.K. portion of the NFL's International Series with a 23-16 win over the Tennessee Titans.
One of the Ravens partially responsible for the win is rookie wideout Zay Flowers. Flowers recovered - as many players did - from a horrendous performance the week prior in the 17-10 loss to the Steelers. The former Boston College receiver hauled in six catches on eight targets for 50 yards and had one carry for one yard.
More importantly, Flowers finally broke through with his first NFL touchdown. It took six games, but Flowers finally found the end zone and is obviously developing more continuity and chemistry with quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Ravens rookie WR Zay Flowers
Sunday was a far cry from Oct. 8 in Pittsburgh, when Flowers caught just five of 11 targets for 73 yards. Flowers - along with others -suffered several drops at Acrisure Stadium too. Everyone seems to have cleaned that up a little ahead of the London game.
Flowers' most impressive catch of the day also resulted in his first-ever NFL regular-season touchdown. He found one-on-one coverage with Titans linebacker Harold Landry and easily separated in the corner of the end zone and caught a dart from Jackson.
“Me and Lamar have been connecting the whole year on scramble drills,” Flowers said. “I just cut back and he just gave it to me and I ran in.”
Flowers also caught a pass on the ensuing two-point conversion attempt, but the play was negated for an offensive pass interference call on Odell Beckham Jr. for a pick play.
The Ravens face a much stiffer defense from the Detroit Lions in Week 7, and we'll see if the Jackson-to-Flowers connection can continue to find success.
