The Ravens will certainly miss Flowers if he can't go, but they demonstrated their ability to thrive without him in the wild card round. Baltimore rushed for 299 yards on 50 carries in their 28-14 victory over the Steelers, dominating the game through ball control and nearly doubling Pittsburgh's time of possession.

That night in Baltimore, the Bills were 3-0 and playing with a little house money, while the Ravens, having lost their first two games including one in inexplicable fashion to the awful Raiders, were a somewhat desperate team looking to avoid falling into a 1-3 hole.