What a ridiculous first-half performance that was from the Portland Timbers.
If anybody thought the Timbers would come into Providence Park with a chip on their shoulder after Nigel de Jong mugged Darlington Nagbe on Sunday, Caleb Porter’s team dispelled that notion in short order by putting in a listless, sloppy effort in the first half that had Porter apologizing to supporters after the game.
Here are three questions from the Timbers’ belly-up performance against Dallas:
1. What on earth happened?
There really isn’t one answer to this question.