NYCFC’s playoff picture explained

Could be better, could be worse.If the season ended today New York City FC would finish in fourth place in the Eastern Conference and host Orlando City in the first round of the playoffs. Not a bad way to begin the postseason.

But the season isn’t going to end today, which is why we pulled out our abacus to figure out what NYCFC need to do to make the playoffs. The simplest answer? New York City have to get four points out of their final three games to guarantee that they will appear in the postseason for the seventh consecutive year.

50 points

To be honest, it’s amazing that NYCFC’s recent nosedive in form hasn’t tanked their postseason chances. Even after notching just one win in their last…