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Three takeaways from Bears-Panthers

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Bears quarterback Justin Fields looks on before the Panthers game on Thursday.

Three big-picture takeaways from Thursday night’s Bears-Panthers game:

Justin time?

The Bears need quarterback Justin Fields back. He wasn’t cleared for Thursday’s game but has 10 days until the Bears play the Lions.

“Making really good progress,” general manager Ryan Poles told the team’s official pregame show on ESPN1000. “You can see the velocity starting to pick up. Where he started working with a glove, now he’s using his bare hand and throwing like he did before.