In a scoreline reminiscent of their impressive summer form, the Chicago Fire blanked D.C. United 3-0 in front of the home crowd on Saturday night, their third straight match unbeaten.
Defender Brandon Vincent was elected to the MLS Team of the Week for his performance -- which included this diving header well worth a rewatch -- while Nemanja Nikolic matched Ante Razov's single-season club scoring record with his 18th goal via penalty kick in the 90th minute. The win -- which did not feature starting XI regulars Bastian Schweinsteiger, Michael de Leeuw, and Juninho -- saw Veljko Paunovic's side move up in the latest iteration of Major League Soccer's weekly power rankings released on Tuesday.