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Vikings' Kene Nwangwu breaks loose for 99-yard kickoff return

Playing in close games is a specialty for the Minnesota Vikings. So are kickoff return touchdowns for rookie Kene Nwangwu.

After the San Francisco 49ers kicked a 46-yard field goal with 5:03 remaining in the third quarter to extend their lead to 11, the Vikings' returner took a kickoff 99 yards for a touchdown to cut Minnesota's deficit to five.

Nwangwu fielded the kickoff and ran toward the visitor's sideline at Levi's Stadium. Two blocks from fellow backs Alexander Mattison and C.J. Ham created a hole for Nwangwu to speed through as the Niners missed two tackles in their pursuit.