The Seattle Sounders rode a true rollercoaster in 2021. Seattle started the season with a record 13 game unbeaten streak while missing Jordan Morris and Nico Lodeiro. Cristian Roldan got ragdolled by Tim Melia in a moment so gif-able that The Rock chimed in. Seattle finished the regular season second in the West. Over the final six games of the season they went 0-3-3 and limped into the playoffs. It got worse from there. In their first round playoff game against Real Salt Lake, Seattle held RSL shotless and somehow managed to lose. It was only the third time in league history that a team had been held without a shot and somehow, RSL won the match.