RBNY Playoff Reset: Week 29

It took until until halftime of their Sunday match against the Portland Timbers, but the New York Red Bulls clinched a playoff spot in Week 28 of the MLS season. The team will finish no lower than 6th in the Eastern Conference, so there is still work to do to grab the top of the Conference and the Supporters' Shield.

Below are the current standings with each team's maximum point and projected points. For a reminder, here's how they are calculated:

Maximum Points = Current Points + (Remaining Games x 3)
Projected Points = Current Points + (Current Home Points Per Game [PPG] x Home Games Left) + (Current Away PPG x Away Games Left)

You can see the full set of data on our Google Sheets file.

Eastern Conference

#	Club	PTS	Max Pts	Proj Pts
1	New York Red Bulls	48	66	59
2	Columbus Crew SC	47	59	53
3	New England Revolution	46	58	52
4	D.C. United	45	57	51
5	Toronto FC	40	55	48
6	Montreal Impact	36	57	44
7	Orlando City SC	35	47	39
8	New York City FC	34	46	37
9	Philadelphia Union	33	45	36
10	Chicago Fire	27	42	31

Supporters' Shield

#	Club	PTS	Max Pts	Proj Pts
1	Vancouver Whitecaps FC	48	63	56
2	New York Red Bulls	48	66	59
3	FC Dallas	47	65	57
4	LA Galaxy	47	59	53
5	Columbus Crew SC	47	59	53
6	New England Revolution	46	58	52
7	Seattle Sounders FC	45	57	51
8	D.C. United	45	57	51
9	Sporting Kansas City	44	62	53
10	Portland Timbers	41	56	47
11	Toronto FC	40	55	48
12	San Jose Earthquakes	40	52	45
13	Real Salt Lake	38	53	43
14	Montreal Impact	36	57	44
15	Houston Dynamo	35	50	41
16	Orlando City SC	35	47	39
17	New York City FC	34	46	37
18	Colorado Rapids	34	49	39
19	Philadelphia Union	33	45	36
20	Chicago Fire	27	42	31

Games to Watch

9/26 - Columbus vs Portland - Portland can do the Red Bulls a favor by keeping the Crew from keeping pace in the Eastern Conference.

9/26 - New England vs Philadelphia - Philly is all but officially eliminated from the playoffs. The best they can do is play spoiler for New England to keep them off the top.

9/26 - Vancouver vs New York City - I would never hope for a win from NYC, but they can help the Red Bulls in the Shield race by knocking off Vancouver.

9/27 - Los Angeles vs Dallas - Both teams are near the top of the Shield race, so a draw is the best result.

Red Bulls Matches This Week

9/25 - Red Bulls vs Orlando City