Who would have thought that in Week 3, we’d have more than half the Team of the Week made up of members from Chivas USA, New England Revolution and the San Jose Earthquakes, three teams that failed to make the MLS Cup Playoffs last year?

The surprise results on the weekend trickled over into this week’s Best XI, which also gives a nod to solid – if unspectacaular – wins by the New York Red Bulls and Seattle Sounders.