Season 6, game 8: Where did the offense go?

 

A steely stand by the Seattle Defensive 9 and a field goal that fluttered just short preserved a win against Chicago, despite the season's worst offensive performance

Based Phil Simms became Cringe Phil Simms against a rugged Chicago defense. He wasted a long kick return to open the second half by panicking in the pocket and throwing a pick, and then took a huge sack when a deep ball to wide open Vance Johnson would have broken the game open in the 4th quarter.

Simms did manage to find Mark Clayton in the endzone for the game's only touchdown. 

Thank God for the Tecmo Bowl lasso, amirite folks

The big story though was the Seattle DOOM defense, which for the second straight week didn't fold at the game's critical moments. Chicago this season hearkens back to Seattle's season 4 squad, with a ton of speed on defense but not much firepower on offense. Like that Seattle team, Chicago is anchored by running back Herschel Walker.

The DOOM defense never let Walker get loose in a meaningful way and kept QB Jim McMahon limited to poor passing options. Perfectly timed blitzes pinned the Chicago offense at the outer limit of kicker Chuck Nelson's range, and his attempt at a game winner came up just short.

Chuck Nelson got damn near all of this, but it still fell short.

Seattle has a two-gamer against rival Cleveland to finish their season.