The more we go on here this season, the more we're starting to see trends and patterns for Eric Quill's FC Dallas plan. There is plenty to be excited by in his plan and as we learned quickly on Saturday against the Chicago Fire, there is plenty to get really worried by in the plan as well.

As we put a wrapper on the Brimstone Cup, let's dive into some stats from Saturday's game that could help us explain the late collapse more and help give us an idea of where this team is starting to go in 2025.

The defense was good until it wasn't

As Quill put it, the defense was good for 70-something minutes on Saturday. The downfall about that line is that the game is a 90 minute-plus affair.