The Portland Timbers wrapped up their 2021 MLS regular season campaign with a three-goal blowout, a record number of total wins, a first-round home playoff game, and some decent momentum going into the postseason. So, y’know, just like we all thought things were going to end back in the summer.
There will be time to spill more digital ink about what this regular season means in the context of the playoffs and prognosticate around how far the Timbers can go based on that. But it’s worth it to reflect upon where the Timbers’ season was a few months ago and on how far they have come since then.