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Vikings' Asher Allen retires at age 24

| Sunday, January 1, 2012 | |||||
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Score |
| Baltimore | 10 | 7 | 0 | 7 | 24 |
| Cincinnati | 3 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 16 |
| Wrap | |||||
| Scoring Summary |
| First Quarter |
| Baltimore Touchdown - 70-yard run by Ray Rice. (Shayne Graham extra point is good). |
| Baltimore Field Goal - 42-yarder by Billy Cundiff. |
| Second Quarter |
| Baltimore Touchdown - 9-yard pass from Joe Flacco to Dennis Pitta. (Billy Cundiff extra point is good). |
| Third Quarter |
| Cincinnati Touchdown - 25-yard run by Bernard Scott. (Mike Nugent extra point is good). |
| Fourth Quarter |
| Cincinnati Field Goal - 46-yarder by Mike Nugent. |
| Baltimore Touchdown - 51-yard run by Ray Rice. (Billy Cundiff extra point is good). |
| Final Team Statistics | ||
| Statistics | Baltimore | Cincinnati |
| First Downs | 15 | 19 |
| Rushes-yards | 32-221 | 24-105 |
| Passing yards | 130 | 232 |
| Return yards | 126 | 231 |
| Passing (Att-Comp-Int) | 19-15-0 | 44-22-0 |
| Punts-Average | 7-46.7 | 4-53.5 |
| Penalties-Yards | 7-59 | 4-35 |
| Time of Possession | 29:26 | 30:34 |
| Individual Statistics | |
| Rushing | |
| Baltimore | Ray Rice 24-191, Ricky Williams 6-28, Vonta Leach 1-1, Joe Flacco 1-1 |
| Cincinnati | Cedric Benson 13-51, Bernard Scott 6-34, Andy Dalton 4-17, Andrew Hawkins 1-3 |
| Passing | |
| Baltimore | Joe Flacco (15-19), Yards: 130, Sacked: 1, TD: 1 |
| Cincinnati | Andy Dalton (22-44), Yards: 232, Sacked: 1, TD: 0 |
| Receiving | |
| Baltimore | Dennis Pitta 6-62, Torrey Smith 5-33, Ray Rice 2-8, Ed Dickson 1-20, Vonta Leach 1-7, Lee Evans 0-0 |
| Cincinnati | Jermaine Gresham 5-72, Jerome Simpson 5-54, Andrew Hawkins 3-34, A.J. Green 2-26, Brian Leonard 2-19, Cedric Benson 2-10, Donald Lee 2-9, Bernard Scott 1-8, Ryan Whalen 0-0 |
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