With the win, the Bengals improved to 6-2 and captured their first 5-game winning streak since 1988. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 6-3, and had their 5-game winning streak snapped. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 6-4. With the win, the Bengals improved to 7-4. With the loss, the Bengals fell to 7-5. With the stunning loss, the Bengals fell to 7-6, and are now in danger of falling out of the wild card hunt. With the win, the Bengals went to 8-6, and are still in the Wild Card hunt. "December 24, 2011 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"  The Bengals took a 20-0 halftime lead on the strength of Andy Dalton touchdown passes to Jermaine Gresham and Jerome Simpson, as well as two Mike Nugent field goals. The Cardinals finally mounted a comeback rally in the fourth quarter, but it fell short. This was the game when Jerome Simpson did a complete flip over Daryl Washington and landed on his feet for a touchdown. The Bengals improved to 9–6. "January 1, 2012 at Paul Brown Stadium, Cincinnati, Ohio"  In their final regular season game of the year, the Bengals played against the Ravens for a second time. Since the game had playoff implications for both teams, the game time was moved from 1:00 PM EST to 4:15 PM EST. It was the second sell-out game for the Bengals all season. The first score of the game came in the first quarter when Ravens running back Ray Rice ran for a 70-yard touchdown. Nugent made three field goals this game, which gave him a team-record of 33 for the season. The team was down by 8 with 1:05 left in the game on their own 20-yard line. The game ended in a 24–16 loss when Dalton threw a pass out of the end zone as time expired. Despite the loss, the Bengals still gained a playoff spot because the Oakland Raiders and New York Jets lost, which allowed the Bengals to have the final Wild Card spot—their third appearance in the past 20 years. Their 9–7 regular season record gave the Bengals the second Wild Card spot in the AFC. Its record was tied with the Tennessee Titans, but it won the tie breaker because it had a better head-to-head win percentage. The Bengals were looking to win their first playoff win since 1990. This did not occur, as the team lost to the Houston Texans on January 7, 2012.