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Dan Wiederer: Gritty comeback? Horrible loss? Wacky overtime game with Giants leaves Bears dizzy

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. - Of course the final play of regulation Sunday afternoon was called "Oompa Loompa," an appropriately wacky name for a game that was as peculiar and quirky as Willy Wonka himself.

Of course that play - on first-and-everything from the 1-yard line - featured a 5-foot-6 running back throwing to a rookie wide receiver.

And of course that Tarik Cohen pass, plus the diving Anthony Miller catch that followed, allowed the Bears to finish a comeback from 10 points down with less than 2 minutes to play.

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