i am bill viviano. what to look for in tomorrow's game ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, >>> in tonight's the wjz fan sports report the ravens and buffaloes getting ready for tomorrow's game with the bills. the ravens have 1-2 in a row. what's the key to making it three straight. sports director mark viviano looks at the match-up. >> it's easy to see how they are favored to beat the buffalo bills. the ravens are clearly a better team but there is nothing easy about winning games on the road in the nfl. there is the noise and the hostile stadium. and in the case of the buffalo bills there is a challenge of a rookie quarterback who runs a read option offense, which can be tough to defend and difficult to contain. that being said buffalo quarterback e.j. manual is a rookie and he is going up against an improving ravens defense that has not allowed a touchdown in two straight games. barring an upset the ravens plan to bring home their first road victory of the season. back to you. >> thank you, mark. and remember you

bills tomorrow afternoon. as sports director mark viviano reports, winning on the road is never a sure thing in the nfl. >> reporterod morning, the ravens are favored to win on sunday, they clearly the better team than the bills, but having to play on the road could make it or of a challenge for the ravens. practice in owenings mills. in buffalo a different atmosphere. and a loud crowd and the ravens will face a different style of offense led by manual. his ability to run and pass. >> you're enjoy the challenge. you don't want it the same way. >> reporter: we love to get an opportunity to get -- to play against the rising quarterbacks. >> ray rice practiced for the third straight day. he is saying barring setbacks he plans to play sunday in buffalo. >> thank you, mark. >> do we know who is in the lead yet? >> actually, one of the good morning, from cbs radio. and our team i think it is sports director mark viviano. marxism. >> go figure. >> mark knows his stuff. so i'm going to start cheating and looking over mark's shoulder. what are you writing. >> like 5th grade math. >> this paper. it is a fun season so far. it

bills. sports director mark viviano reports, the ravens are well aware that getting a win on the road is not easy in the nfl. >> reporter: as the ravens know, when they leave baltimore for a road game, there's added incentives to knock them down. they do expect a hostile environment in buffalo this afternoon. buffalo is a blue-collar football town with diehard fans. even though the bill have struggled for about a decade, their fans are loud and proud. i asked ravens quarterback joe flack zero about life on the road in the nfl and whether it's the fans in buffalo, pittsburgh, cleveland, or anywhere else. he appreciates their passion. >> it's funny to hear the things that the crazy people say. you've got to love it. why is our sport the latest? it's because you have all of those people. i don't mean crazy in a bad way. you have all those crazy people, 70,000 of them, usually. it's awesome to be on the sideline to deal with that. some of the things they say, it's unbelievable. >> ravens running back ray rice is a man of the people, proud favorite wherever he goes. he did practice this week. he

for the baltimore ravens following a mistake-prone defeat to the bills, which has fans boiling over tonight. sports director mark viviano with react from the team and the fans. mark? >> reporter: how ya doing, mary? the ravens like to laud their total team effort when it comes to victories. they've got to do the same when it comes to this defeat. just about every aspect of the ravens' efforts came up short in the loss at buffalo. quarterbacks get most of the praise and most of the blame. so joe flacco was in the spotlight of criticism after throwing five interceptions. but there are other culprits, like tight end ed dickson who had a pass bounce off of his hands for one of those interceptions. the ravens' offensive line had a bad game. not blocking buffalo's pass rush. flacco was repeatedly sacked, hit and hurried. the bills ran the ball for more than 200 yards, a rarity for any team against the ravens. all of it adding up to a poor performance and a ravens' loss on the road. >> we've got to get better in every aspect. we definitely have to run the ball better when we're doing it and we've got to throw the ball better.

sports director mark viviano has more on the preparations for the bills and a little bit of controversy involving a former teammate. mark? >> a little bit there, denise. you're right. before they take on the bills, the ravens are taking on one of their former teammates. reaction from ravens mayers today. about comments from former linebacker, ray lewis. now, a tv commentator, he says this current ravens team lacks veteran leadership. >> thank you, baltimore. i love you. >>> ray lewis is inducted into the ravens' ring of honor this past sunday. then monday,, he ruffled some ranks feathers and commenting on espn, about an early-morning incident, about a ravens player, jacoby jones. >> but we talked about what is going on off the field. that's the most important place, where leadership steps up. and that's what i think of you, when you think about the baltimore ranks and the transition that they went through, they are missing leadership right now. >> reporter: before they hit the practice field wednesday after, some ravens players reacted to ray lewis's comments, regarding leadership. >> r

viviano reports, winning on the road is never a sure thing in the nfl. >> good morning. the ravens are considered to win on sunday and a better team than the bills. but playing on the road could make it a challenge for the ravens. final preparations in owens mills, knowing what awaits in buffalo is a different atmosphere. it will be a loud crowd and a different style of offense, led by manual. his ability to run and pass. >> you enjoy a challenge. you don't want the same thing every week. >> we love that we get the time to play against up and rising quarterbacks. >> reporter: ray rice practiced for the third straight day. he is saying barring setbacks, he plans to play sunday in buffalo. back to you. >> thank you, mark. >>> off of the field, it was special moment inside of the ravens locker room, the team celebrates the birthday of o.j. [ applause ] ( singing ). the former raven is a team advisory answer advocate for people with als. he was diagnosed years ago, he turned 44 this week. he continues to defy the odds. >> that's right. he should. happy birthday, o.j. >> yes. absolutely. >>> it will be a good weekend for folks doing anything outside.

. >> >> mark viviano joins us with a preview of the game and predickions. >> the ravens are clearly a better team than the buffalo bills. having to play on the road could make it more of a challenge for the ravens. final preparations in the serine setting of owe wings mill. knowing buffalo will be a different atmosphere. it will be a loud crowd and ravens will face a different style of offense lead by rookie quarterback ej manuel. >> if you are a football player, you don't want the same thing every time, you want something a little different. we love that we can play against the up and rising quarterbacks. >> reporter: on the rise, right, >> baltimore ravens go on the road take on the buffalo bills, rookie quarterback. i think the ravens roll, 24-13, baltimore ravens. >>> ravens go back on the road, opening up in denver. i don't think that ej will be the second coming of peyton manning. >> >> the thing the bills do best run the football ravens pretty good at topping the run. they are pretty good against rookie quarterbacks. i like the ravens with a road win, let's call it 27-17, baltimore. >> >> i'm going with 27-10, r

viviano with preparation on a little controversy, involving a former player. mark. >> yeah, mary. just a little bit for sure. before the ravens take on the buffalo bills, they're taking on one of their formee -- former teammates. ravens reacting to comments from ray lewis, who has voiced the opinion that this year's ravens team lacks veteran leadership. >> reporter: thank you, baltimore. i love you. >> reporter: ray lewis was inducted into the ravens' ring of honor this past sunday. then on monday, he ruffled some ravens feathers when commenting on espn. about an early-morning incident involving ravens' player jacoby jones. >> but we had talked about what was going on off the field. that's the most important place where leadership steps up. and that's what i think of you when you think of the baltimore ranks and the transition they went through. they are missing leadership now. >> reporter: before they hit the practice field wednesday afternoon, some ravens players reacted to ray lewis's comments, regarding leadership. >> reporter: ray knows better than that. ithings happen. you know. i think we're usually a pretty good team with stuff like that. if y