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Baltimore running back Willis McGahee avoids Tennesse safety Chris Hope during the Ravens' 13-10 victory Saturday.

Tennessee, a plus-14 in turnover margin while winning the AFC South, wasted a half-dozen scoring opportunities with errors. One came on Samari Rolle’s interception at the Ravens 12 on a popup Kerry Collins threw under pressure from a blitz in the second period. Another was Collins’ fourth-down fumble in Baltimore territory, which the quarterback recovered. The third was LenDale White’s fumble at the Baltimore 17 in the final minute of the half.

White was in for rookie Chris Johnson, who left with his right ankle wrapped late in the first half. Without Johnson, the Titans moved well through the air, with Justin Gage making 10 receptions for 135 yards.

But they couldn’t finish.

“We really have no one to blame but ourselves,” Collins said. “This one’s going to hurt for a while.”

Baltimore led the league with 34 takeaways, won the turnover battle last week in a 27-9 wild-card victory at Miami, then did so again Saturday. Perhaps the biggest Tennessee turnover came with about 9 minutes to go when Alge Crumpler fumbled near the Baltimore goal line. Fabian Washington recovered, preventing the Titans from taking a late lead.

With Johnson dominating early, the Titans went on top 7-0. Collins hit all three passes on a 65-yard drive that was helped by an illegal contact penalty on former Titans cornerback Rolle.

Johnson, the only rookie in the Pro Bowl, covered 28 yards with a screen pass, and Collins hit Gage for 20 yards before Johnson surged right and dived into the end zone for a 7-0 edge.

Flacco, who struggled in a 13-10 loss to the Titans on Oct. 5 in Baltimore, matched that touchdown with a 48-yard throw down the right sideline to another former Titan, Derrick Mason.

The second quarter was scoreless, but very confrontational, with as much pushing, shoving and yelling as catching and tackling.

Bironas missed a 51-yarder midway in the third period despite having the wind at his back, adding to Tennessee’s litany of blunders. And when Jim Leonhard returned a punt 29 yards to the Titans 41, Baltimore finally had good field position.

A 37-yard pass to Mark Clayton on which two defenders missed the ball got the Ravens to the 4. Stover’s 21-yard field goal 50 seconds into the fourth quarter gave the Ravens their first lead.

His 43-yarder moved them within one game of the Super Bowl, and considering how the Steelers and Giants won the big game via that route in recent years, who can bet against them?

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