Ya know, sometimes I can’t figure out who I dislike more: Oregon Ducks fans, or Portland Timbers fans. (That coming from someone who barely follows soccer — sweet Lord Baby Jesus are Timbers fans... ya know what, I’m gonna not continue that sentence, because it’d end up with inappropriate bad words in it, like “crud.”)
Anyways, here’s what to look for:
Personnel and What to Expect
The basic stuff is that they’re 51st in the country in scoring defense, giving up on average 24.4 points per game. They’re allowing a 35% 3rd down conversion success rate (46th), of their opponents’ 17 red zone attempts, they’ve been scored on 15 times (90th), with nine touchdowns and six field goals (of which, seven TDs came through the air), are forcing 6.