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Buckle up, points per game will decide San Jose Earthquakes’ playoff fate

MLS confirmed Thursday that several games scheduled in Western Conference play will not be made up this season, and as a result there’s a change to playoff qualification.

Five games involving the Colorado Rapids, as well as a game between Minnesota United and FC Dallas, will not be played, as those games were affected by coronavirus outbreaks and the season is running out of time to make up the games. Perhaps if the Rapids only had to make up one game, they probably could have found a way. But with five to make up for Colorado, it’s temporally impossible with the regular season ending Nov.