Baltimore Ravens’ Zay Flowers Takes Major Shot At NFL Refs

The first AFC Championship Game hosted by the Baltimore Ravens did not go as well as they hoped it would. Baltimore’s stellar defense was picked apart in the first half by the Kansas City Chiefs, putting the team in an early hole as their offense struggled to get going outside of one drive.

While the defense figured things out in the second half, the offense was unable to get out of their own way. Even when they found some success moving the ball, a miscue would set them back and keep them from getting points.

Arguably the biggest miscues came from wide receiver Zay Flowers. After making a big play to get the Ravens up in the red zone, Flowers was called for a 15-yard unsportsmanlike penalty for taunting his opponent, flexing over him and throwing the ball near him.

The Ravens looked like they were going to be able to overcome that, as Flowers caught a pass and ran toward the end zone. However, when he dove to break the plane of the end zone, the ball was knocked loose out of his hands. The Chiefs recovered it for a touchback.

It was as brutal of a drive as you could have drawn up for a single player. Flowers cost his team on multiple occasions one drive and compounded the errors when he cut himself slamming his hand into the bench.

The rookie wide receiver said that he received a lot of support from his teammates after the plays, as they all had each other’s backs. However, he also took some time out to throw shade at the referees, believing they were partly to blame for the Ravens losing.

“We can’t make the calls for the refs,” Flowers said when talking to reporters after the game.