There are two weeks left in theNWSL regular season and the Road to the Shield, presented by CarMax, could not be closer.

There are two weeks left in theNWSL regular season and the Road to the Shield, presented by CarMax, could not be closer. Sunday's playoff scenarios are as follows: **Portland Thorns - CLINCHED PLAYOFF SPOT 9/21

OL Reign - CLINCHED PLAYOFF SPOT 9/21** San Diego Wave Can clinch a top-three seed with: * SD win + RGN win + KCC Loss Can clinch playoff spot with: * SD win/draw OR

• SD loss + CHI loss + LA draw/loss Kansas City Current Can clinch playoff spot with: * KCC win OR

• KCC draw + CHI loss + LA draw/loss OR

• KCC loss + LA loss + NCC draw/loss Elimination scenarios: Angel City FC Would be eliminated with: * LA loss + CHI win Playoff Tiebreakers 1. Goal differential

2. Most total wins (Regular Season only)

3. Most goals scored (Regular Season only)

4. Head-to-head results (total points accumulated)

5. Head-to-head most goals scored

6. Least Disciplinary Points Accumulated

   1. Yellow card: 1 point

   2. Indirect red card (as a result of two (2) yellow cards): 3 points

   3. Direct red card: 4 points

   4. Yellow card and direct red card: 5 points

   5. Only one of the above point totals shall be applied to a Player in a single Game. 1. Coin Flip (2 teams)/Drawing of lots (3+ teams) NOTE:  Each step in the tiebreaker process will fully determine standings (assuming no ties). For example, if Teams A, B, C, and D tie on points, and Team A has a goal differential of +5, Team B is +3, Team C is +3 and Team D is +1, the standings will be 1st Team A and 4th Team D. With Teams B and C still tied, they would move to the next Tiebreaker (most wins), which would settle which of B and C is ranked 2nd and 3rd.