Now, after losing two games by a combined six points, the Ravens' defense must buckle down for a showdown with Peyton Manning and the Indianapolis Colts.
"We got 12 games left. This [loss to Tennessee] is not going to make or break us," Suggs said. "We can't hang on this. We're worried about the next game."
THE PENALTY CALL
The Baltimore Sun's Jamison Hensley, the game's pool reporter, talked to referee Bill Carollo (right) after the game about Terrell Suggs' roughing-the-passer penalty during the Titans' game-winning drive. Here are Carollo's responses and Suggs' reaction:
The penalty: : "On the play with about five minutes left, we had a false start on the offensive tackle No. 71 [Michael Roos]. It was right at the snap. We tried to shut it down and blow the whistle. But the players didn't hear the whistle and they continued to play. [Terrell Suggs] came in and hit the quarterback on the side of the helmet. If it had been anything other than a personal foul, we would have disregarded [it]. But any 15-yard penalty - coupled with a false start - it's called a 'five and 15,' which means the 5-yard penalty is ignored and the 15-yard penalty is enforced from the previous spot."
Roughing the passer interpretation: : "He got him on the side of the helmet, the right side of the helmet. We're blowing the whistle. ... He may not have heard that - and we're going to give him that - but he still can't hit the quarterback on the helmet."
Who threw the flag? : "That was the referee. That was myself."
Suggs' reaction: : "If anybody can go back and show me something I did illegal, then I would be happy to oblige and say I messed up. But when you are nowhere near his head - we hit arms, we hit arms - it just goes to show the referee has too much power in the game." Doug Kapustin
