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        Encouraging Opener For Zay Flowers

        By Jared Smola | Updated on Fri, Sep 6 2024 12:37 PM UTC
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        Ravens WR Zay Flowers disappointed in the box score in Thursday night's opener vs. the Chiefs, finishing with six catches for 37 scoreless yards. But it was a mostly encouraging outing for his rest-of-season outlook. Flowers ranked second on the Ravens with 10 targets for a 24.4% share. And he had four more targets negated by penalties -- two catches and two pass-interference penalties. Flowers was also wide-open in the back of the end zone for a game-tying 10-yard TD on the game's penultimate play, but QB Lamar Jackson missed him.

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        Flowers was the focal point of Baltimore's offense early on, before TE Isaiah Likely took over late. On top of the 10 targets, Flowers also carried twice for 14 yards.

        If we have a gripe, it's that Flowers registered a 6.0-yard average depth of target. (Although one of the pass-interference penalties he drew came on a deep shot.) Some more downfield work would add to his fantasy ceiling. 

        But the overall usage in this one was strong. If Flowers can maintain a target share in the mid-20s, he'll at least be a weekly WR3 for fantasy squads.

        Next up for the Ravens is a home game against the Raiders that figures to find Jackson throwing fewer than the 41 times he did in the opener. But Week 3 brings a likely shootout in Dallas.

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