Willis, Worley given a workout Don Banks, The St.Petersburg Times, published 13 December 1993 Only the names changed Sunday for the Chicago Bears. The rest was all too recognizable. For once, it wasn't Jim Harbaugh and Neal Anderson out there with the game on the line, struggling to squeeze points from the NFL's worst-ranked offense. On this day, events laid the task before Peter Tom Willis, and Tim Worley, a pair of Bear backups who had ached for the opportunity. Different characters. Mixed reviews. But pretty much the same play. Chicago's 13-10 loss to Tampa Bay was merely the latest reprisal of a seasonlong offensive flop. "The bottom line is we're in the NFL and we've got to score more than 10 points," said Willis, who replaced the injured Harbaugh at quarterback to start the second half. "And we didn't do it. And we've got to start doing it. That's it in a nutshell. We're just not doing it. All of us. It's not one of us. It's all of us. I feel bad for our defense. They played their butts off. We needed to win this game for the playoffs. All the other bullcrap doesn't matter. We had to win the game, we should have won the game, but we didn't." Disgust, like the kind Willis was barely able to conceal, was everywhere in the Bears' locker room. Disgust in Chicago's two offensive touchdowns in the past three games, disgust over wasting another exceptional defensive showing, and disgust in discussing a topic with no apparent answers. Ranked 28th in overall offense and passing, the Bears (7-6) have lived on defense. For the 12th straight game, Chicago's defense (ranked 10th) held an opponent to under 20 points. But for the seventh time in 13 games, the Bears' offense scored 14 points or fewer. Willis and Worley did their parts, but it wasn't enough. Willis, the fourth-year pro from FSU, completed 11-of-18 passes for 86 yards and led the Bears to their only touchdown - a 1-yard Anderson plunge that tied the score at 10 on Chicago's opening second-half drive. Entering after Harbaugh (11-of-18, 81 yards) left the game with what was diagnosed as a bruise or potential cracked bone in his throwing hand, Willis saw his first substantial action of the season after two earlier mop-up appearances. Worley was even more impressive, rushing for a season-high 80 yards on 18 attempts, including second-half gallops of 19, 17 and 11 yards. It was easily his busiest day as a Bear since being acquired from Pittsburgh on Oct. 19 for a pair of conditional picks. "Coach said he was going to try and run me a little bit more this week, and that's what he did," said Worley, who sat out the 1992 season with a drug suspension after missing six games in 1991 from a positive test for cocaine. Willis and Worley weren't responsible for the Bears' two turnovers - a first-quarter Keith Jennings fumble and a third-quarter Neal Anderson fumble - but they were involved in the game's two most dramatic plays, a pair of failed fourth downs on Chicago's final two possessions. With Chicago trailing by three and 9:17 remaining, Worley was tripped by safety Marty Carter on fourth-and-1 from the Bucs' 36. After a failed 49-yard Michael Husted try, the Bears got the ball back and moved to midfield. Facing a fourth-and-6 with 1:36 left, Willis' pass to Robert Green was hurried and netted a yard. "I don't think (Tampa Bay) did anything, I think we did it," Willis said. "We've got to try to muster up a way to score more points, that's the obvious," lamented Bears coach Dave Wannstedt. "If we can't make fourth down and less than a yard, we don't really deserve to win the game. I thought P.T. (Willis) did a good job moving the team, but it's not one guy. We need to improve in a lot of areas."