ESPN.com’s Adam Schefter is reporting that Ravens’ quarterback Joe Flacco was hurt enough to sit out against the Patriots last week and isn’t at 100%.
The hip injury that Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco suffered against the Raiders in Baltimore’s regular-season finale was so bad that he could not sit during any of the flight back from Oakland, according to a league source.
The hip caused Flacco so many problems the next week that, in the days leading up to the wild-card game against the Patriots, there were some Ravens who wondered if their quarterback would be able to play at New England.
Flacco did, but his leg filled with fluid and had three inches of swelling.
Flacco was better this week before Saturday night’s divisional playoff game at Indianapolis, but he still was not fully recovered.
This could explain why he only attempted 10 passes last week. The Ravens were running the ball so well that they could have taken more shots down field with play action passes, but Cam Cameron kept it on the ground the entire game.
It’ll be interesting to see what will happen today if the Ravens get into a shootout and Flacco has to throw to win.
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