Real Salt Lake’s starting lineup has changed almost every game. But in last two wins, the back line hasn’t.

Mostly, however, that’s been out of necessity. It wasn’t that long ago that RSL finished three straight games undermanned due to red cards. And the recent injuries to keeper Nick Rimando and midfielder Everton Luiz, the team’s coaching staff has been forced to make even more shuffling.

But in the last two games, at least one section of the starting lineup has remained constant: the back line of Aaron Herrera, Justen Glad, Nedum Onuoha and Donny Toia. And in those last two games, RSL has come away with quite convincing victories.

There may not be a direct cause-effect relationship between the back line and RSL’s first winning streak of the season, but it certainly has helped the team’s bottom line.