Three straight victories, a pair of clean sheets and a first road win opened up plenty of space for the Fire on Week 12's MLS Team of the Week -- including on the sidelines.
Veljko Paunovic received the league's top weekly coaching honor as announced by MLS Monday, recognizing the Fire boss for his side's 3-0 midweek home win over the Colorado Rapids and an ensuing 1-0 road victory at D.C. United.
Two of Paunovic's key contributors were named to the Team of the Week's first XI, beginning with MLS Golden Boot leader Nemanja Nikolic.