BALTIMORE — Facing a rugged Baltimore Ravens defense, Kerry Collins trotted onto the field needing to mount an 80-yard touchdown drive to keep the Tennessee Titans unbeaten at 5-0.
His first big play was to get hit in the helmet. Soon after that, Collins threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Alge Crumpler with 1:56 left to rally Tennessee to a 13-10 victory Sunday.
The Titans trailed 10-6 in the fourth quarter before Collins engineered the pivotal 11-play scoring drive. The march was extended by a penalty against Baltimore’s Terrell Suggs, who was flagged for a blow to Collins’ helmet — although the hit appeared to be little more than incidental contact.
“If anybody can go back and show something I did illegal, then I would be happy to say I messed up and got what I deserved,” Suggs said.
After Tennessee went up 13-10, Baltimore (2-2) rookie quarterback Joe Flacco was intercepted by Nick Harper.
Flacco, who went 18-for-27 for 153 yards and two interceptions, was 10 years old when Collins launched his NFL career in 1995.
“I like how, with six minutes left, Kerry came in and commanded the game,” Tennessee linebacker Keith Bulluck said.
