Decision Day: A look back at the moments of magic and madness

The first goal of the night arrived almost immediately.

New England ’s Alhassan Yusuf did the honors, exploiting a playing-out-of-the-back howler by the Chicago Fire just one minute into their clash at Gillette Stadium to kick off the breathless five-hour collective whiparound that was MLS Decision Day 2025.

Perhaps it was a premonition. That first one would prove quite a weighty goal indeed (more on that in a bit) and 51 more followed across 15 matches, for a pulse-quickening average of 3.47 total goals per game as the gripping fight for the last few Audi 2025 MLS Cup Playoffs spots lasted until the final whistle of the final game of the regular season.

If you couldn't quite keep pace with everything all at once – and who could? – here’s a whiparound of the whiparound, so to speak