Week 3 1983: Denver Gold vs Chicago Blitz

1983 Week 3 Sunday, March 20, 1983 Attendance: 26, 949, TV: ABC Note: If you want to skip all the pregame analysis forward the video to the 6:30 minute mark where the game begins Chicago gave George Allen the cold shoulder. The coach of the Windy City s entry in the United States Football League brought the Blitz into snowy Soldier Field and barely onethird of the 68, 000 seats in the ancient edifice were filled. And the Denver Gold left the Blitz with a cold, empty feeling, too. Quarterback Ken Johnson swept into the end zone on a fourthdown, 1yard keeper with 18 seconds remaining to defeat Chicago. The 1613 defeat was the second last minute loss by the Blitz. It s like a doctor doing a lot of things properly and then the patient dies, said Allen. Denver Coach Red Miller said he never considered playing it safe, going for the sure three points with a field goal and then hoping for a shot at victory in overtime. We didn t think kick at all, Miller said. I didn t want to tie. We wanted to