NFL Week 17 playoff scenarios: Lions, Chiefs can clinch byes
Only 19 NFL teams still harbor playoff hopes with two weeks left, the fewest since there were only 17 in 2019. Clinching scenarios Detroit Lions (13-2) The Lions will clinch the NFC North, a first-round bye and home-field advantage throughout the NFC playoffs with a win over the San Francisco 49ers plus a Minnesota Vikings loss to the Green Bay Packers.