Playoff Scenarios: October 14, 2014

D.C. United (16-9-7, 55 points)
Games remaining: 2 (10/18 vs. Chicago -
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Max points possible: 61
New England Revolution: (15-13-4, 49 pts)
Games remaining: 2 (10/16 vs. Houston, 10/25 vs. Toronto FC)
Max points possible: 55
Sporting Kansas City: (14-11-7, 49 pts)
Games Remaining: (10/18 vs. Philadelphia, 10/26 vs New York Red Bulls)
Max Points Possible: 55 
Outlook:
United, still
atop the Eastern Conference
, has a six point lead on both the New England Revolution and Sporting Kansas City. With a single point on Saturday against the Chicago Fire, DCU can clinch first place in the East. 56 points puts United out of reach of both second place teams, even if both win out. If New England loses or ties Thursday at Houston, the Black-and-Red would clinch a top-two seed before they take the field against Chicago. 
Note: With two games remaining, D.C. United has a +4 goal differential on Kansas City and +9 on New England. Wins are the first tiebreaker, and goal differential is the next. 
New York Red Bulls: (12-9-11, 47 pts)
Games Remaining: (10/19 vs. Columbus, 10/26 vs. Kansas City)
Max Points possible: 53 (New York cannot catch D.C. United)
Columbus Crew: (12-10-10, 46 pts)
Games Remaining: (10/19 vs. New York Red Bulls, 10/26 vs. Philadelphia)
Max points possible: 52
Outlook: With a single point from either of its last two matches, the Crew can earn a spot in the Eastern Conference Playoffs. 
Toronto FC: (11-14-7, 40 pts)
Games Remaining: (10/18 vs. Montreal, 10/25 vs. New England)
Max points possible: 46
Outlook: If TFC wins out, and the Crew drop both of its last games, Toronto will have a record of 13-14-7 with 46 points and the Crew will have a record of 12-10-12 with 46 points. TFC would advance to the playoffs based on its greater win total than the Crew. 
Eliminated teams:
The Philadelphia Union, Houston Dynamo, Chicago Fire and Montreal Impact have all been eliminated from playoffs. 
Here are the records, points and standings with each possible outcome from the top three team’s last matches.
United vs. Chicago: W (17-9-7, 58 pts), D (16-9-8, 56 pts), L (16-10-7, 55 pts).
New England vs. Houston: W (16-13-4, 52 pts), D (15-13-5, 50 pts), L (15-14-4, 49 pts)
Kansas City vs Philadelphia Union: W (15-11-7, 52), D (14-11-8, 50 pts), L (14-12-7, 49 pts)
United vs Montreal w/ 58 pts: W (18-9-7, 61 pts), D (16-9-9, 59 pts), L (16-11-9, 58 pts)
United vs Montreal w/ 56 pts: W (17-9-8, 59 pts), D (16-9-9, 57 pts), L (16-10-8, 56 pts)
United vs Montreal w/ 55 pts: W (17-10-7, 58 pts), D (16-10-8, 56 pts), L (16-11-7, 55 pts)
New England vs TFC w/ 52 pts: W (17-13-14, 55 pts), D (16-13-5, 53 pts), L (16-14-4, 52pts)
New England vs TF w/ 50 pts: W (16-13-5, 53 pts), D (15-13-6, 51 pts), L (15-14-5, 50 pts)
New England vs TFC w/ 49 pts: W (15-15-4, 49 pts), D (15-4-5, 50 pts), L (15-15-4, 49 pts)
Kansas City vs. RBNY w/ 52 pts: W (16-11-7, 55 pts), D (15-11-8, 53 pts), L (15-12-7, 52 pts)
Kansas City vs RBNY w/ 50 pts: W (15-11-8, 53 pts), D (14-11-9, 51 pts), L (14-12-8, 50pts)
Kansas City vs RBNY w/ 49 pts: W (15-12-7, 52 pts), D (14-12-8, 50 pts), L (12-13-7, 49 pts)