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SEATTLE -- Most nights, Stefan Frei would be thrilled with a shutout on the scoresheet and a point in the standings.On Wednesday, the Seattle keeper and the rest of the Sounders clearly were hoping for more.Frei made five saves, deflecting one shot off the right post, and the Sounders played to a 0-0 tie with the Houston Dynamo.The draw moved the Sounders (13-13-6, 45 points) closer to securing a spot in the MLS playoffs. The Dynamo (7-13-12, 33 points) already have been eliminated.Seattle, which has surged to a 7-1-4 record since Brian Schmetzer took over coaching duties in late July, could have clinched a spot with a win. Now, it will have to pick up points in either of its final two regular season games, or hope that San Jose and Portland come up short in their final games.Weve gone on a tremendous run, and its really nice to string together wins and climb the table, Frei said, who earned his eighth clean sheet. This was the opportunity to reward us for all that hard work. Today was the opportunity to get something out of it and not just have another win. We kind of blew that chance.With that being said, theres more chances left to take care of those other two games.Seattle played the final 26 minutes with 10 men after midfielder Osvaldo Alonso was sent off with a straight red card following a scuffle with Bruin. The Houston forward received a yellow card.One of the things that sticks out is we shoot ourselves in the foot again by getting a silly red card, Frei said. Those are things we have to eliminate because we have enough quality and desire to succeed.Houston nearly got on the board in the 30th minute on a shot by Will Bruin from the top of the penalty area. But Frei dove to his left, got a hand on the ball, and watched it bounce off of the right post.Just 9 minutes later, Frei went the other way to knock away a blast by Andrew Wenger.Dynamo goalkeeper Joe Willis did his part in the other net. He stopped Seattles Erik Friberg twice just seconds apart in the 40th minute, and finished with seven saves for his fifth shutout.In the second half, Seattles Roman Torres and Chad Marshall both had headers off of corner kicks that went wide. The Sounders outshot Houston, 15-11, had 11 corners to the Dynamos five, and owned 61 percent of the possession.I think we did find some patience. I just didnt know if we were quite sharp enough in that final third when we had a lot of corner kicks, Schmetzer said. We needed a couple more quality looks on goal to get us that first goal.Seattle and Houston have played to four straight ties, including all three games this season.This is a difficult place to come play, so Im really happy with the shutout, said Dynamo coach Wade Barrett, whose team had surrendered three goals in three of the past six outings. 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NEW YORK -- These are tough and uncertain times for the New York Jets and their fans.Turn on local sports radio or check Twitter, and the frustration and desperation oozes right out of the speakers and jumps off the screen.Its open season on just about everyone, from owner Woody Johnson to general manager Mike Maccagnan to coach Todd Bowles to quarterback Ryan Fitzpatrick and cornerback Darrelle Revis.Thats what happens when the team is 3-8 after high hopes just a few months ago -- and the future is ominously cloudy.Sometimes in life, you take body blows, wide receiver Brandon Marshall said Monday. We all get hit and we all fall down and it hurts. Its disappointing, its scary and theres a lot of frustration and theres a lot of emotions there. Youve just got to pick yourself back up and deal with reality.After a 10-6 season, led by Fitzpatricks franchise-record 31 touchdown passes, huge years by Marshall and Eric Decker and a solid showing by Bowles defense, the next step for the Jets was expected to be a playoff appearance.They finished a win short of that a year ago, and a daunting early season schedule did little to temper those hopes within the organization. Then, the losses began piling. So did the injuries and the critical mistakes.Weve hit stumbling blocks throughout the year, Marshall said.And, now, the Jets are here: Theyll likely miss the postseason for the sixth straight year.Bowles seat is getting warmer by the week in only his second season and many fans are angry.The clusters of empty seats at MetLife Stadium on Sunday were as clear a signal that theyve had enough with the losing as the banners that flew around the practice field imploring Johnson to clean house two years ago.It would seem that Bowles is safe, at least to get to next season. But his repeated decision to stick with Fitzpatrick rather than turn to second-year quarterback Bryce Petty for the final stretch of games has been met with a collective shaking of heads from fans who have already put this season aside and want to start planning for next season.Frustrated. Its definitely not what you want, Bowles said of this season. None of us got to these positions by not handling adversity or going through adversity. We just have to keep fighting and keep swinging.But Bowles in-game management has been criticized, and the revelation that defensive line stars Muhammad Wilkerson and Sheldon Richardson were late for a teeam meeting earlier this season had some wondering if cracks in the foundation are starting to show.ddddddddddddNo, no coaching change, cornerback Buster Skrine said. Todd Bowles is a great coach. We just need to finish (games). Coach cant go out there and play the game.Obviously, hes coaching us well enough to get us in situations to win. We just have to make plays at the end of the game.Such as in Sundays loss , when Tom Brady marched the Patriots down the field 83 yards for the go-ahead touchdown.Five of the Jets eight losses have been by margins of 10 points or fewer, and the blame from fans and media has often been directed at the coaching.They all hurt the same, Bowles said.Many Jets fans, however, arent sure where to turn to feel better. Well, other than that high draft spot.Fitzpatrick is a free agent and so is Geno Smith, leaving Petty and Christian Hackenberg as the only signed quarterbacks on the roster heading into the offseason.Revis has stunningly gone from being a shutdown cornerback to looking like a shell of himself. Hes due $13 million next season and his $15.3 million salary cap hit could make him an offseason casualty.Marshall is scheduled to make $7.5 million next year, and Decker is due to make $7.25 million.You never know in this business, said Marshall, when asked if he thinks hell be back before adding that hed like to retire someday with the Jets.Center Nick Mangold has played all 11 of his NFL seasons with the Jets, but his $9.075 million cap hit could have him looking for a new team next offseason.New York looked into trading Richardson during the deadline this year, and could be even more inclined to make a deal this offseason with him scheduled to make $8.069 million with the fifth-year option on his rookie deal.Thats a whole lot of money and familiar faces that could be cleared from the roster.There are still five more games to go before all of that, though. Bowles hopes there are a few wins along the way.You have to keep fighting and you have to become smarter at the same time, and only then will we get better, he said. Were working on that every day. Were fighting going forward and weve been through adversity before and well come out of this one.---For more NFL coverage: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '