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MLS's sixth week is in the books, and staying true to form, our favorite little league continues to make things tough to predict. When I checked the score of the Dallas-Colorado game on Friday night, I had to check it a few more times to make sure I still understood how to read.
Elsewhere in the league, I probably wouldn't have predicted a 2-0 win for Orlando away to Portland, but there it was. And I'd have guessed Sporting KC and Real Salt Lake were good for a couple goals between them, but 0-0 it turned out to be. Plus? Vancouver, after starting strong, gave us a fun 2-2 draw against Columbus midweek, before struggling to a 1-0 loss at San Jose.
All of this to say: We never know what MLS is going to do. Was anything totally nuts in week 6? Nah. But nothing really went the way I thought it would, which is kind of why I love it. (Although I love less that DCU didn't secure the at least 2-0 win that my excited self, bouncing at RFK after Perry Kitchen's goals, thought was coming.)
Anyway, let's do some rankings. Then I'll ask you: Feel like you can predict MLS yet? Feel like you'll ever be able to predict MLS? Hit the comments, folks.
| Rank | Team | LW | Points | GP | Comment |
| 1 | New York Red Bulls | 3 | 8 | 4 | It pains me, but they earned a comeback draw on the road. |
| 2 | Vancouver Whitecaps | 1 | 13 | 7 | Not as strong of a week for them, but they only fall one place anyway. |
| 3 | LA Galaxy | 7 | 8 | 6 | Penedo killed it, helping the reigning champs to only their second win of the season. |
| 4 | D.C. United | 5 | 10 | 5 | Should have won, but still played their best game so far. They're going behind the Galaxy for giving up the 2-0 lead. |
| 5 | Seattle Sounders | 4 | 7 | 5 | Probably shouldn't have lost. They weren't without a solid effort, though, despite no Clint Dempsey. |
| 6 | San Jose Earthquakes | 6 | 9 | 6 | A home win keeps them up here. |
| 7 | Real Salt Lake | 10 | 9 | 5 | They remain unbeaten this season, and got a result on the road. |
| 8 | Orlando City SC | 11 | 8 | 6 | Away to Portland is never easy, and they got things done. |
| 9 | New England Revolution | 9 | 8 | 6 | The 0-0 draw was a slight setback, but there were flashes of promise. |
| 10 | Sporting Kansas City | 12 | 9 | 6 | They were held scoreless at home. Need to work on that offense. |
| 11 | FC Dallas | 2 | 10 | 6 | Lost 4-0 at home to a team that hadn't scored for 600 minutes. Womp womp about covers it. |
| 12 | Columbus Crew SC | 13 | 5 | 5 | "Sure, I'd love to play two soccer games after two cross-continent flights, that sounds awesome!" Two draws out of it ain't bad. |
| 13 | Chicago Fire | 15 | 6 | 5 | Okay, so they didn't play this week and I still moved them up. DonovanSunglassesDealWithIt.gif |
| 14 | Houston Dynamo | 17 | 8 | 6 | Take a bow for your first MLS goal, Rob Lovejoy. |
| 15 | Portland Timbers | 14 | 6 | 6 | Took a step back with that loss to Orlando. |
| 16 | Philadelphia Union | 19 | 5 | 6 | Left it til stoppage time, but bagged their first win of the season over a conference foe. |
| 17 | New York City FC | 8 | 5 | 5 | Their struggles give me life. |
| 18 | Toronto FC | 16 | 3 | 4 | Didn't play. Fell anyway. #TFC |
| 19 | Colorado Rapids | 20 | 6 | 5 | You go, Rapids! |
| 20 | Montreal Impact | 18 | 2 | 4 | It's fine, Montreal, we're behind you for the CCL. |