A midweek game in muggy heat will force lineup changes. No one knows what those will be except head coach Brian Schmetzer.
Let’s check the weather forecast in Houston for Wednesday at about kickoff (8 PM Central) - 85 degrees, partly sunny after an afternoon of thunderstorms and the low 90s. That wrinkle, on top of a week of heavy travel flying from Seattle to Houston to Seattle and then busing to Portland all within six days with two games to play, creates an interesting quandary for head coach Brian Schmetzer. He needs to rest some players ahead of Sunday’s trip to Portland, but he also needs to maximize the points he takes before the bye week.