home, though, as Houston is one of the worst road teams in the league. The Dynamo started off the year as hot as any team in MLS, but Cubo Torres has come back to earth, as have the Dynamo. Houston still sits third in the West, but a mere four points separate the third through seventh place teams in the West. The Dynamo’s next five games are all against teams fighting for playoff spots in the West, so every point they can get will matter in the hunt for the playoffs.

San Jose Earthquakes v. Columbus Crew SC – 10:30PM ET, MLS Live

Both these teams enter this matchup in desperate need of three points. San Jose is currently on the outside looking in when it comes to the playoffson the way to the turf.

It was a missed opportunity, and one that Lloyd clearly regretted.

He atoned with five catches for 69 yards, none better than a second-quarter shoestring sideline grab that went for 27 yards.

But that missed hookup in the first quarter was both a colossal tease of Brandon Lloyd's talent, and a sign of the sky-high potential of the Brady-to-Lloyd connection.

Next week, we'll see the full power of that pairing unleashed.

It's true, Lloyd is at best the third option on an offense that features two of the top-five TEs in football in Rob Gronkowski and Aaron Hernandez.

It's also true his Week 2 matchup with Cardinals CB Patrick Peterson pits him against one of the best defensive backs in the league.

Still, Lloyd had success against Peterson last