Updated Sept. 13, 2010 @ 11:18 p.m. ET

By Barry Wilner, AP Pro Football Writer

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. (AP) — The Baltimore Ravens starred in this version of "Hard Knocks," punishing the New York Jets with plenty of them.

The Jets intrigued audiences in the preseason with their no-holds-barred, behind-the-scenes TV show, but it was the Ravens who grabbed the spotlight Monday night. They held New York to 176 yards, six first downs, allowed Mark Sanchez just 74 yards passing and kept Rex Ryan's crew out of the end zone.

For those urging the Jets to put up or shut up, well, it was Baltimore that produced most of the highlights in a sloppy opener of New York's new home. The $1.6 billion New Meadowlands Stadium rocked with J-E-T-S chants, then the Ravens rocked Ryan's defense with enough big plays to silence the crowd of 78,127 — if not the talkative coach and his players.

"They beat us in every statistical category there is except turnovers," Ryan said.

And not even a 3-1 edge in that department could help the Jets.

Billy Cundiff's 25-yard field goal in the third quarter provided the winning points, with Anquan Boldin, Baltimore's main offseason acquisition, gaining 65 yards on two passes against first-round draft pick Kyle Wilson. Boldin made the kind of impact the Ravens sought with seven receptions overall for 110 yards, at times toying with the Jets' vaunted secondary.

So did tight end Todd Heap, who caught six passes from a cool Joe Flacco for 72 yards.