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After botching a punt that helped the Vikings build a two-touchdown lead late in the third quarter Sunday, DeAndre Carter returned a kickoff 55 yards to fuel the Bears’ mad-dash rally that sent the game into overtime. But he knew he was far, far from even for the day.
“I wouldn’t say that was redeeming myself — we lost the game,” Carter said after the Bears’ 30-27 overtime loss to the Vikings at Soldier Field.
Indeed, Carter’s gaffe on a punt return looked like the biggest blow in the Bears’ fifth-consecutive loss.