BALTIMORE (AP) – Steve McNair produced a touchdown on his first series with the Baltimore Ravens, then took a seat as his new team lost 17-16 on the final play of Friday night’s game with the New York Giants.

Having used his right arm and both legs to deftly move the offense, there was really nothing more for the three-time Pro Bowl quarterback to accomplish in his Baltimore debut. McNair went 4-for-5 for 45 yards and ran for a 6-yard touchdown.

But the Giants scored 10 points in the final nine minutes and Jay Feely kicked a 29-yard field goal as time expired.

New York trailed 16-7 before Michael Jennings returned a punt 57 yards for a touchdown with 8:44 left. The Giants then forced a punt and moved 62 yards behind third-string quarterback Jared Lorenzen to win it.

McNair was obtained in a trade with the Tennessee Titans to provide direction to an offense that struggled for three seasons under Kyle Boller. The 2003 NFL co-MVP made an immediate impression, completing his first pass to tight end Todd Heap for 17 yards during a 12-play, 80-yard drive.

On third down from the New York 6, McNair burst from the pocket and carried Corey Webster and Chase Blackburn into the end zone.

“I had an opportunity, I got flushed out of the pocket, I saw the end zone and I just tried to make the best out of something,” McNair said at halftime. “This is my style of play. I play to win, regardless of it’s a preseason or a regular-season game. Once the blood gets flowing, you can’t shut it off.”

Unless your coach tells you to, and Brian Billick decided one series was enough for McNair. Offensive coordinator Jim Fassel didn’t need to see anything more, either.

“Steve managed the game well and made good decisions,” Fassel said. “It was crisp for an opening drive in the first preseason game.”

The Giants’ No. 1 defense, conversely, was left smarting.

“That wasn’t the way we wanted to start the preseason, giving up seven points on the first series,” linebacker Antonio Pierce said.

Eli Manning led the Giants to a touchdown on his third and final series, the key play a 43-yard pass to Plaxico Burress. After Derrick Martin was called for pass interference in the end zone on a third-down play, Brandon Jacobs scored from the 1.

Giants running back Tiki Barber, who ran for 1,860 yards and nine touchdowns in 2005, was held out by coach Tom Coughlin despite being healthy. New York was also without tight end Jeremy Shockey (concussion).

Manning went 4-for-7 for 74 yards. His backup, Tim Hasselbeck, was 7-for-13 for 79 yards before leaving late in the third quarter.

Boller, now No. 2 on the depth chart, completed 12 of 18 passes for 100 yards.

Matt Stover kicked field goals of 27 and 43 yards in the second quarter to give Baltimore a 13-7 halftime lead, then added a 43-yarder in the third quarter.

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