A Wooden Spoon would make it much tougher to forget.
A massive stop from Cleveland at the death gives SKC something to fight for on the final matchday.
Incredibly, Sporting KC still sit just three points away from climbing out of last place with just three matches remaining.
"Now, all these players are almost irrelevant to us. Now, we have to start to look at a whole new group."
While fans are desperate to remain the only MLS original without it, Sporting KC's Jacob Bartlett says they're focused on the future.
With seven matches remaining, Sporting KC are in a fight to remain the only original MLS club to have never earned The MLS Wooden Spoon.
Sporting KC have scored six goals in the first two starts from the most expensive transfer in club history.
The latest episode of the Shades of Blue Podcast
We go behind the scenes with a Production Assistant on the set of Ted Lasso as they filmed in Kansas City.
Sporting KC have one major transfer rumor in the works, but will there be other reinforcements before the window closes?