Houston's Elite Defense Evaporates in Portland as Timbers Roll 3-1

So much for elite underlying defensive quality. Houston's league-best 1.22 goals-against-per-game got torched at Providence Park, where Portland hung three on the Dynamo in a comfortable 3-1 victory that made our under 3.0 call look foolish by the final whistle. The Timbers didn't just edge past the total—they blew…