Panthers' loss to Bengals is something 'we can build on'

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CHARLOTTE, N.C. -- The Carolina Panthers have every right to feel down heading into their Week 5 game against the Chicago Bears (1 p.m. ET, Fox).

They are 1-3 following Sunday's 34-24 loss to the Cincinnati Bengals at Bank of America Stadium, and history shows they have little chance of making the playoffs with that kind of a start.

Injuries continue to mount, particularly on the defensive side, where Shaq Thompson was carted off the field Sunday with a lower leg injury.

Next week's opponent, the Bears, is the team they traded with so they could draft quarterback Bryce Young with the No. 1 overall pick of the 2023 draft -- and Young's future as a franchise…