It's not hyperbole to suggest that Sunday's game at Talen Energy Stadium against Orlando City is the biggest regular season Major League Soccer match in the Union's seven-year history.
That's because the Union (11-12-9, 42 points) would essentially clinch the franchise's second playoff berth with a win.
The Union are in sixth place in the Eastern Conference, where the top six earn a postseason berth.
Technically, New England would be in the picture with a victory Sunday against last-place Chicago, but even if the Revolution (39 points) win their final two games and tied the Union in points, they currently trail the second tiebreaker, goal differential, by a large margin.