BALTIMORE — The Tennessee Titans are still unbeaten, thanks to a late touchdown drive and a defense that outperformed the top-ranked unit in the league.

Kerry Collins threw an 11-yard touchdown pass to Alge Crumpler with 1:56 left to rally Tennessee past the Baltimore Ravens 13-10 Sunday.

The Titans (5-0) trailed 10-6 in the fourth quarter before Collins directed an 11-play, 80-yard scoring drive. The march was aided 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.

The call came on a third-and-10 from the 20. Collins threw an incomplete pass on the play, but was provided with a new set of downs and coolly directed Tennessee into the end zone.

Baltimore rookie quarterback Joe Flacco was then intercepted by Nick Harper, assuring the Ravens (2-2) a second straight defeat.

The game was marred by several skirmishes, most of which resulted in personal foul penalties. Tennessee was penalized 10 times for 78 yards, including two 15-yard infractions that fueled both Baltimore’s scoring drives.

The Ravens received 11 penalties for 91 yards in a matchup between two teams that once were, and seem to still be, bitter rivals.

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