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Bagent is expected to start Thursday's game against Carolina after the Bears listed Justin Fields (thumb) as doubtful on their final injury report, Mike Garafolo of NFL Network reports.
Bagent arguably has been better for fantasy purposes than he has been in real-life terms for the Bears, rushing for 97 yards and two touchdowns while completing 67.3 percent of his passes for 6.3 yards per attempt in roughly 14 quarters of action thus far in his NFL career. The problem is that he's turned the ball over eight times (six interceptions, two lost fumbles), though he's at least been able to avoid sacks (five on 115 dropbacks), which have long been Fields' kryptonite. The matchup this Thursday is about as good as one could ask for, with the Panthers ruling out edge rusher Brian Burns (concussion) and cornerback CJ Henderson (concussion) and listing both of their starting safeties as questionable. The Bears, of course, are less likely than most other teams to blow the Panthers out of the water, as they've also among the lesser teams in the NFC and are playing with an undrafted rookie at quarterback.
