Flower said on Monday that he’s already forgotten about the fumble.
Flower, who was picked 22nd in the draft, had the best first season of any wide receiver within Ravens history.
He had 77 catches for 858 distance and six touchdowns as a rookie, which was the most on the team.
Flowers caught five passes for 115 yards and a touchdown of 30 yards in the AFC Championship Game.
The other wide receivers on the team caught five passes for 63 yards. The “one moment” was a mistake that cost the Baltimore Ravens an important point in their 17-10 loss against the Kansas City Chiefs.
Flowers told Jamison Hensley in ESPN on Monday, “I feel like I’ve taken another step.” “One mistake will not define me. I believe I have what it takes to be one of the best receivers in this league.”
Flower caught a short pass from Lamar Jackson on the first play of the fourth quarter and dove into the end zone to score a 9-yard touchdown. Flower was about to get onto the plane when L’Jarius Sneed, a cornerback for the Chiefs, dropped the ball.
The Ravens lost the AFC Championship Game 17–10 to the Kansas City Chiefs. The next day, Baltimore rookie receiver Zay Flowers said he was already continuing from the terrible fumble he made near the goal line within the fourth quarter.
Flower said, “It’s only a moment.” “It will either make you or break you.” I’m not going to let it break me. I’m going to use that as a slingshot.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Baltimore was down 17–7. Flowers caught a quick pass from Lamar Jackson while wide open at the Chiefs’ 7-yard line. It looked like Flowers was going to score a touchdown to tie the game at 17–17.
But when three defenders swarmed him inside the 5-yard line, Flowers dove out while putting both hands on the ball.
Then, Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed punched the ball in before Flowers crossed the goal line, which made Flowers lose the ball for the very first time in his career.
Jackson said, “We all do wrong things.” “This is his first season.” At this point, it’s my first time. At this point, it’s his first time. We’re going to get better. Everyone didn’t play their best.
Flowers had the best first season over a wide receiver at team history. He was the 22nd pick in the 2023 draft. With 77 receptions to feed 858 yards, he set Ravens rookie records.
Flowers was the only important wide receiver for Baltimore in the AFC Championship Game. In the first quarter, he caught a touchdown pass from 30 yards out and gained 115 yards.
The Kansas City Chiefs held the Baltimore Ravens to 10 points in their loss on Sunday. However, a game-changing turnover near the scoreline could have kept Baltimore from scoring as few points as it did all season in the AFC Championship Game, which could have changed the outcome.
Zay Flowers tried to score to break Baltimore’s scoring drought by going for the end zone at the end of the catch-and-run play in the fourth quarter. But Chiefs cornerback L’Jarius Sneed grabbed the ball just as it was about to cross the plane.
At first, the rookie wide receiver for the Ravens thought he had crossed the plane, but a review of the play showed that he had lost the ball, which Kansas City picked up in Baltimore’s end zone.
Flowers told the press after the game, “Yeah, I thought I did.” “But I’ll learn through my mistakes.”
The great play by Sneed cost the Ravens valuable points and ruined an otherwise great game by Flowers, who had five receptions to 115 yards or a touchdown, tops on the team.
Head coach of the Ravens, John Harbaugh, told reporters following the game that Flowers accomplished exactly what he was told to do. He said, “We teach two hands when you reach for the end zone.” “He had both hands occupied by the ball.”