Toronto FC might be on the verge of making Major League Soccer history Sunday, but the team has other goals in mind.

The Reds sit at 68 points heading into Sunday afternoon’s regular-season finale at Atlanta United FC, tied with the 1998 Los Angeles Galaxy for the best single-season points total. (The Galaxy got their 68 points during a 32-game season. This season is 34 games).

A tie or a win in Georgia would give Toronto sole command of that title. A nice honour, of course, but the Reds would rather etch their name onto a third trophy this year.

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“I’ve got to be honest, I don’t think about the record all that much,” TFC defender Drew Moor said. “I know it’s fun to talk about, it’s fun to think about, but our sights right now are set on MLS Cup in terms of our ultimate goal. We do want to win this game, of course. We want to win every game that we step on the field . . . but nobody, at least that I’ve heard, is thinking about the record anymore.”

With the Eastern Conference’s number one spot and the Supporters’ Shield already locked down, Toronto plans to use the trip as playoff preparation. There is more at stake for Atlanta, an expansion side playing for second place and a bye through the playoff’s knockout round. Toronto captain Michael Bradley expects the match to feel like a big occasion in front of a sold-out crowd of 70,000 plus fans.

“In a situation where otherwise it could maybe be easy to think, ‘It’s the last game of the season, it doesn’t mean a whole lot,’ I don’t think we’ll feel any of that,” Bradley said.

The Reds stumbled slightly over the last month, giving up two of this season’s five losses and allowing more than a quarter of their goals against in that time. But they hope to put on a more inspiring display against another conference contender.

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Managing Atlanta’s three-pronged attack of striker Josef Martinez and midfielders Hector Villalba and Miguel Almiron, who could return after nearly a month off with a left hamstring injury, will be a good test for the Reds’ backline and goalkeeper Alex Bono, who have looked shaky of late. So will the electric atmosphere expected at Atlanta’s massive new home, Mercedes-Benz Stadium.

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“To see that environment, it’s something we’ve never been to before,” TFC coach Greg Vanney said. “To play there and to have that experience before going into the playoffs, I think, is also important. You never know, our paths could cross again in the playoffs and it’s always better to know where you’re going than having never been there before, so this is a good moment for us.”

The field in Atlanta is artificial turf, a surface that has previously caused Vanney to adjust his lineups to protect some of his stars, like Sebastian Giovinco and Jozy Altidore.

That won’t be the case Sunday.

“We’re past that at this stage,” Vanney said. “Now it’s, ‘Look, we could have to come back to that stadium and play so the only way to get used to it is to get on it and play it.’ At this point, it’s a little less about longevity of a season and more about performance.”

So far, Toronto’s performance has earned them many honours. But the team knows there is no guarantee when it comes to the season’s most revered prize.

“We understand that everything we’ve done up until now, on Sunday at 6 o’clock won’t mean a thing,” Bradley said. “The new season starts. Everybody plays all year to get to this point. Some teams won’t be playing anymore. We have no right to think that just because we won the Supporters’ Shield, just because we had a good season, that anything’s going to be given to us from here on in.”