Ravens Downgrade Zay Flowers to Out, Send T.J. Tampa to IR Ahead of Saints Matchup
The #Ravens downgraded WR Zay Flowers to out for tomorrow and placed CB T.J. Tampa on IR.
Losing your top wideout to a hamstring issue this early in the season is the kind of news that makes fantasy managers stare blankly at their phones in the grocery store checkout line. The are officially downgrading Zay Flowers to out for Sunday, while also placing cornerback T.J. Tampa on injured reserve with a knee injury.
Flowers was initially listed as doubtful, but the team pulled the plug on Saturday. Tampa heading to IR means the defensive back is shelved for at least four weeks, dealing an early blow to the secondary.
The Ravens are currently sitting as 8.5-point favorites with a 45.5 over/under against a team that dropped their opener. But 's Week 2 injury report is starting to read like a CVS receipt.
Beyond Flowers and Tampa, defensive tackle Nnamdi Madubuike is already ruled out with a neck injury. To make matters worse for the offense, starting linemen Ronnie Stanley and John Simpson are both questionable, leaving the trenches looking a little thin.
looked like an absolute buzzsaw in Week 1 when they dropped 41 points on the . Taking Flowers out of that equation forces the offense to find a new primary target against a defense desperate to avoid an 0-2 hole.
We will see if the can cover that massive spread while missing key pieces on both sides of the ball. If the Saints cannot keep it close against a battered roster, it might be a very long season in the bayou.