D: Andrew Farrell (New England Revolution) - Imperiously shut down Chicago's Kennedy Igboananike and bailed out teammates with a wide range of interventions en route to Revs' fifth shutout.

M: Scott Caldwell (New England Revolution) - Helped link play, placed his passes well and utterly frustrated Harry Shipp by shadowing him tenaciously wherever he roamed in the attacking half.

M: Diego Fagundez (New England Revolution) - A golazo, an MLS record and paced his team's slump-breaking win. Yeah, that'd be the best day for a lot of careers.