FC Cincinnati need win or draw at D.C. to reach playoffs

Despite recent hiccups, FC Cincinnati face a simple formula to clinch their first MLS Cup Playoff berth in Sunday's season-ending visit to D.C. United.

Win, or draw, and they're in.

Cincinnati (11-9-13, 46 points) enters the weekend in sixth in the fight for seven Eastern Conference playoff places, and if they tie they can't be caught by either Columbus in seventh or Orlando in eighth because those teams close the seaso