BRIDGEVIEW, Ill. – Sunday afternoon’s 2-1 loss to the Chicago Fire didn’t mathematically eliminate the New England Revolution from playoff contention, but it likely ended any realistic postseason chances.
The Revs will head into Decision Day next weekend needing a win over the Montreal Impact and a Philadelphia Union loss to the New York Red Bulls, and they’ll also need to make up a 12-goal gap on the league’s second tiebreaker, goal differential.
It’s increasingly likely, then, that the Revolution will miss out on the Audi MLS Cup Playoffs for the first time since 2012 – head coach Jay Heaps’ first year in charge – and that realization made for a somber locker room after Sunday’s loss at Toyota Park.