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Bears LB Alec Ogletree regrets taunting penalty, accepts Eddie Jackson’s rebuke

It was far from the biggest mistake of the night, but inside linebacker Alec Ogletree’s taunting penalty in the fourth quarter helped the Rams bury the Bears.

Rams running back Darrell Henderson picked up nine yards on a run with his team up 27-14 and 8:37 remaining, and Ogletree tangled with right guard Austin Corbett at the end of the play. While Corbett was on his back, Ogletree stood over him and kept talking, which earned him the flag.

“That was stupid of me,” he said. “I let my emotions get the best of me in that situation.