It should not be lost on any D.C. United fan that none other than Ben Olsen has said, probably in five different seasons, that a three-game run of results at any given time in an MLS season can put a team in the mix for a playoff berth.
Well, United has picked up seven points from their last three games. What happens when you pick up 38.9% of your season point total in a ten-day span? If you’re in this year’s Eastern Conference, you are officially In The Playoff Hunt:
Eastern Conference Standings as of 10/27/2020
| Montreal Impact | 9th | 23 | 21 | 7 | -10 | 30 |
| Chicago Fire | 11th | 21 | 19 | 5 | -4 | 26 |
| Atlanta United | 12th | 19 | 20 | 5 | -5 | 19 |
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