Can Columbus Crew SC still make the MLS Cup playoffs? Yes. But it will be a long shot. Each week we will track the Crew’s path to the playoffs until the team either qualifies or is eliminated.
Despite the team’s early-summer swoon that dropped Columbus to 11th place in the Easter Conference, the Black & Gold still have faint playoff hopes. The team has struggled to extricate itself out of the slump and claw its way back into the playoff race. The Crew climbed slowly to the edges of the playoff picture with recent results but remain seven points behind seventh place Montreal Impact with eight games to play, three at home and four on the road.