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Rocky Mountain Cry: Fire lose 2-1 on late goal

The Chicago Fire struggled to generate offense again Wednesday but seemed poised for a draw after a Joey Calistri goal. Then former Fire Marco Pappa happened ...

When losing becomes a habit, teams sometimes invent new ways to lose. I'm pretty sure that is what is happening to the Chicago Fire.

The Fire chalked up another road loss Wednesday, falling 2-1 to the MLS-leading Colorado Rapids. Generally there is no shame in walking away empty handed against the league's first-place team on the road, but Wednesday's match was a missed opportunity for Chicago.

Chicago never seemed poised to break the road winless streak, but a point was never out of the question.