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1. Fight for First
It all comes down to Decision Day. With a top-four finish and a home playoff game already secured, Western Conference leaders Sporting KC (17-8-8, 59 points) will play for the No. 1 playoff seed at 3:30 p.m. CT Sunday when second-place Los Angeles Football Club (16-8-9, 57 points) visits Children's Mercy Park in a monumental regular season finale.