we might get by with a little help from our enemies

even with just a few games to go, the playoff picture is quite hazy. but one thing is for sure, if we do get in, a huge part of it will be down to those we are battling against losing.

san jose, who hasn’t won a game in 20 on the road, beat DC last night. this result was HUGE and could have sealed their fate. that loss dropped their playoff % chances from about 60% down to 38%.  yet another result this weekend in our favor.  largely down to that key loss, our playoff chances are sitting around 70%, with us grabbing the last spot. a huge gap then appears with DC in 9th spot at that 38% number**

So while an implosion from a team at the top is still possible, it is safe to assume Houston, LAG, Crew and Chicago are in (crew the only team to truly clinch a spot. I also am going to throw in Chivas in that mix, yes they still have to win their games  hand, but if they do they sit top of the west. So realistically, that leaves about 6 teams fighting it out for the last 3 spots. And they are

Seattle, DC, Toronto, RSL, Colorado and  New England.

Looking at the last 4-5 weeks here has what each of those teams had done.

Seattle – 5 points from possible 12

DC                 – 7 points from possible 15

Toronto      – 8 points from possible 18

RSL                – 7 points from possible 15

Colorado     – 7 points from possible 15

NE                   – 4 points from possible 12

Nobody is exactly putting up the type of numbers and fight that could have sealed their playoff spot weeks ago.

If we do make the playoffs, i am not saying we won’t deserve it (the table doesn’t lie and all that), but we may want to drop a thank you card or 3 to the  teams above that fail to claim their spot, b/c it will be down to much of their inability to shut the door on us, as it was us getting the number of points necessary.

** all playoff % number courtesy of http://www.sportsclubstats.com