By virtue of Houston and RSL dropping points, Portland is finally above the red line and is showing all the signs of staying there. It’s another example of why results around MLS matter, and another reason why your average paranoid Timbers fan (read: me) mildly obsesses over the upcoming games over the weekend and calculates just how high Portland could climb — or how far they could fall.
By the time all is said and done on Sunday night, Portland could bump up to sixth in the Western Conference, and we could be talking about maybe this team could make a run for the top of the West and a low seed in the playoffs.