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Three takeaways from the Bears' 36-10 win vs. Panthers

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The Bears finally had an easy one. Sunday’s 36-10 win against the Panthers was the largest margin of victory of the Matt Eberflus era. Here’s how they did it:

Williams’ finest

Caleb Williams’ 126.2 passer rating was the best by a Bears rookie quarterback since the 1970 NFL-AFL merger, surpassing Jim McMahon’s 121.1 against the Rams in 1982. Williams is the first Bears rookie to post back-to-back games with a passer rating of at least 100 since Mitch Trubisky in 2017.

No passing fancy

The Bears defense again smothered a quarterback not named C.