By Rachel Blood

Folks, the playoffs are finally here, and it’s time to get ready for the sound round. No, I’m not talking about music trivia. Your Loons are set to host the Seattle Sounders in the Round One Best-of-Three series, starting with Game 1 at Allianz Field on Monday, October 27 at 8:00 p.m. (Make sure to wear black and get there early as kickoff is, in fact, actually at 8:00 p.m. No 25-minute delays here. We’re locking in.)

After their best regular-season performance to date, the Black and Blue finished fourth in the West with 58 points. Now they’ll go head to head with the Rave Green and battle for a spot in the Conference Semifinals in a matchup that is shaping up to be one for the history books.

As if that isn’t enough to get you fired up, Dayne St. Clair was named a finalist for Goalkeeper of the Year, Joaquín Pereyra signed an extension that will keep him under club control through 2029, Momoh Kamara was nominated for Africa's Young Player of the Year, and MNUFC2 punched their ticket to the MLS NEXT Pro Conference Semifinals, where they’ll play St. Louis CITY2 this Sunday, October 26 at 5:00 p.m. CT.

It’s a wild time in the West, and we couldn’t be more excited. Make sure you’ve got your Game 1 tickets , keep an eye on our social channels, and if you can help it, don’t blink — you might just miss history being made.