After 17 seasons, Ray Lewis was retiring from the NFL. Days after the Ravens had finished the 2012 regular season, Ray announced that this was his last ride and that he would retire after the Ravens exited the 2012 postseason. The 2012 Wild Card game against the Colts was the last time Ray would play in M&T Bank Stadium. Ray Lewis came out of the tunnel doing the squirrel dance that he made so famous during his time in Baltimore to the roar of the crowd.
The first quarter of the game was scoreless.