The Chicago Fire finally won a game on the road against the New York Red Bulls. Here’s how they did it and what it means on this week’s What We Learned.

The Defense Bounced Back

One of the biggest concerns going in to the match was how the Fire would handle the transition offense of the Red Bulls, and whether or not they’d be able to control the game. The answer was to remove the Fire’s most aggressive defender, Francisco Calvo, and replace him with a steady workhorse, Jonathan Bornstein. And it payed off in spades.