The New York Red Bulls and FC Cincinnati spent Wednesday scoring four goals in their respective matches.

Most times, that’s enough to register a win, but neither team could clamp down defensively, each settling for one point.

Two teams coming off differing types of draws and trying to gain ground in the Eastern Conference standings get together Saturday night when the Red Bulls visit Cincinnati.

New York (3-3-3, 12 points) is 1-3-3 in its past seven matches since starting this season with one-goal wins over Orlando and New England. The Red Bulls have allowed 22 goals over that stretch, including eight in the past two.

On Wednesday, New York settled for a 4-4 tie against visiting D.C. United after blowing a two-goal lead by allowing three goals after the 54th minute. Jorge Ruvalcaba scored twice after Julian Hall and Ronald Donkor tallied in the first half.

“At the moment, we’re giving away too much,” New York coach Michael Bradley said. “The chances and goals we give away in certain moments are broken plays where a little bit of chaos — if we don’t take care of the chaos, then they’re going to start running guys through and our ability to deal with that wasn’t what was needed.”

Cincinnati (2-4-3, 9 points) is winless its past four games (0-1-3) and scored four goals for the second time this season when it rallied from a two-goal deficit in the final minutes for a 4-4 tie at New York City FC.

Kevin Denkey scored his second goal of the contest in the 65th minute, and Cincinnati added on twice in stoppage time when Andrei Chirila and Evander scored in a span of three minutes. Denkey leads the team with four goals and Evander notched his second of the campaign.

The comeback occurred after Cincinnati overcame a two-goal deficit and earned a 3-3 draw with the Chicago Fire last Saturday.

“He’s certainly confident in himself and what he’s capable of,” Cincinnati coach Pat Noonan said of Evander. “Production-wise, didn’t start the season the way I’m sure he would have liked, or maybe what we would have expected. But we needed him to step up and Kevin to step up on a night where you need your biggest players to carry the team.”

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The Green Bay Packers announced the signing of wide receiver Jayden Reed to a contract extension on Friday, with ESPN reporting the deal is for three years and worth $50.25 million.

Reed, who was entering the final year of his rookie contract, will be signed through 2029. The deal includes $20 million guaranteed, Reed’s agents Drew Rosenhaus and Ian Grutman told ESPN.

Reed, who turns 26 on Tuesday, is coming off of an abbreviated season marred by shoulder and foot injuries that both required surgery in Week 3.

He finished with 19 receptions on 22 targets for 207 yards and one touchdown in seven regular-season games (three starts). He also started the NFC wild-card playoff loss to the Chicago Bears and made four catches for 43 yards and a TD.

Reed has 138 receptions on 191 targets for 1,857 yards, 15 touchdowns and 13.5 yards per catch in 40 regular-season games (26 starts). He has another 12 catches for 124 yards and one TD in four playoff games (three starts).

Green Bay selected Reed in the second round of the 2023 NFL Draft. He led the team in receiving in each of his first two seasons.

The Packers have overhauled their receiving corps, allowing Romeo Doubs to leave as a free agent for the New England Patriots and a four-year, $68 million contract in March. In early April, they traded wideout Dontayvion Wicks to the Philadelphia Eagles for a 2026 fifth-round draft pick and 2027 sixth-rounder.

Green Bay still has receivers Christian Watson, 26, and Matthew Golden, 22, the latter a first-round pick in 2025.

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Orlando City and D.C. United both ended scoring droughts in a big way on Wednesday night, each putting up a season-high four goals.

When the sides meet Saturday night in Washington, they’ll try to maintain the momentum for their newfound attacks.

After being outscored 13-1 in their previous four MLS matches, Orlando City broke out with a 4-1 home win against Charlotte FC earlier this week.

Martin Ojeda had a brace and 19-year-old Luis Otavio scored his first goal as a pro for the Lions (2-6-1, 7 points).

Orlando was efficient at the offensive end, hitting the back of the net on four of its six shots on goal. At the other end, goalkeeper Maxime Crepeau had four saves.

After starting the season with three straight defeats, Orlando dismissed coach Oscar Pareja in his seventh season and promoted assistant Martin Perelman to the interim head coach role. The Lions are 2-3-1 since the switch.

Ojeda (four goals) is the top scorer, while veteran Ivan Angulo (five assists) and newcomer Tiago Souza (three assists) are the top facilitators.

“We’re working. The team is growing. The players are doing an amazing effort,” Perelman said. “This is a long season. What matters is where we stand at the end. That is our mindset.”

D.C. United’s offense had failed to produce a goal in four straight MLS matches before playing the host New York Red Bulls to a 4-4 draw on Wednesday.

D.C. (2-4-3, 9 points) entered with a league-low four goals, but Tai Baribo notched a hat trick and Jackson Hopkins added a goal and an assist, fueling a rally from a 3-1 second-half deficit.

On Saturday, D.C. United will try to solve their woes at home, where they have won just one of their last 14 MLS matches dating back to May of last year.

“I think they will be more compact because of the change of the coach,” D.C. manager Rene Weiler said of Orlando. “The players, they want to show their best side to the new coach.”

Orlando has gone 3-0-1 against D.C. the last two seasons to square the all-time series 9-9-3.

— Field Level Media