Also the loss was at RBA. The more recent a 3-3 draw was at Audi Field. Still a great scoreline for RB in a 2 leg tie, but that was 6 weeks ago and DC are even further in their pomp right now.Close to pre-Rooney, but I think it counts as pre-Rooney. It was his third game and the last one he played which he didn't start before really becoming a key cog for the team.
Re: Columbus - we were in a pretty bad slide until 120 minutes ago, so who knows. I don't follow them closely enough.
Re: advanced stats or stats in general - the problem is that they don't make a lot of sense unless sample sizes are large, and they aren't generally used to predict inflection points, versus the things that happen during stable periods. Which is ok, they are just one tool.