Disaster! Zay Flowers Fumbles At Goal Line, Ravens Championship Hopes Diminish Drastically

The first-round rookie for the Baltimore Ravens this year has been a bright spot for the offense but fumbled at the worst possible time.

Baltimore Ravens first-round wide receiver Zay Flowers has been sensational for the majority of his entire rookie season. 

In the latest offensive drive in the AFC Championship game, though, Flowers had one of the most humbling series of plays in playoff history. 

Trailing 17-7 late in the third quarter, Flowers caught a deep pass thrown by Lamar Jackson and was downed at the Chiefs 10-yard line. The issue? The 54-yard completion was somewhat negated due to Flowers taunting corner L'Jarius Sneed and losing 10 yards on the completion. 

Making matters worse, just three plays later, Flowers tried to dive into the end zone but fumbled on a tackle made by Sneed. 

The Chiefs recovered the fumble in the end zone giving the ball back to Patrick Mahomes and the offense. 

ZAY FLOWERS FUMBLE LEADS TO A TOUCHBACK 🤯😳

CHIEFS BALL.

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Flowers reportedly cut his hand in frustration on the sideline following the two negative plays. 

Instead of cutting the deficit to one score, the Ravens still trail the Chiefs by 10 late in the final quarter of the AFC Championship game. It was the team's second turnover of the game, after only turning the ball over the fifth-least amount of times during the regular season.