Leading up to their divisional matchup against the Buffalo Bills, Baltimore Ravens receiver Zay Flowers has been a questionable name after missing Wild Card Weekend with a knee injury. Although there was some optimism that Flowers would be available against the Bills on Sunday night, he was officially ruled inactive, per the Ravens on X.

With Flowers out, Lamar Jackson must rely on Rashod Bateman, Nelson Agholor, and Mark Andrews as the team's main focal points in the passing game.

The Ravens still have running back Derrick Henry in the backfield, keeping their offense nearly as scary as they were to finish the regular season.

But, with Jackson's 0-1 record against Josh Allen and the Bills in the playoffs, the Ravens are hopeful for a different result this time around even without their Pro Bowl receiver.

Although the Ravens were without Flowers in their Wild Card matchup against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Baltimore found a lot of their success on the ground.

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In their Wild Card matchup without Flowers, the Ravens accumulated 299 rushing yards with 186 yards coming from Henry. Henry also added two touchdowns on the ground, making up for their lack of passing game.

Now, the Ravens weren't incapable of passing against the Steelers, but their success was mostly on the ground last week.

Backup tight end Isaiah Likely led the team in receiving, coming down with three receptions for 53 yards. Along with Likely, Andrews was the team's second-highest receiver, hauling in two receptions for just 27 yards.

Examining the Ravens' active receivers — not tight ends or running backs — they totaled seven receptions for 82 yards and one touchdown against the Steelers.

So, while Baltimore's passing attack could be stagnant against the Bills' defense in this divisional matchup without Flowers, their abilities as a run-first offense could lead them to clinch a spot in the AFC Championship game against the Kansas City Chiefs and Patrick Mahomes.