The NFL schedule has reached Week 17 and several teams have already secured their playoff spots. In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens, Pittsburgh Steelers and Los Angeles Chargers are all postseason bound.

Leading off the NFL's tripleheader on Saturday, the Chargers will embark on a cross-country trip to meet the Patriots in New England. A win or tie on the road would get LA back to the playoffs as a wild-card team. The Patriots are on a five-game losing streak, though three of those matchups were decided by one score.

Six spots are all set in the AFC, while the NFC has locked down four postseason berths. Here are the playoff-clinching scenarios.

Thursday's nap-inducing, 6-3 win for the Seattle Seahawks over the Chicago Bears didn't do much to change the overall playoff picture around the NFL,

December is the "hottest month" in the NFL, and now is no exception, when two weeks before the end of the regular season the scenarios for the playoffs are varied and with many pos

The NFL released the playoff scenarios for Week 17, determining which teams can secure a No. 1 seed -- which comes with a first-round bye and home-field advantage -- a division title or a playoff berth this week.

The Week 16 NFL playoff picture focuses in on the race for the AFC's No. 1 seed and the NFC North.

The NFL schedule has reached Week 17 and several teams have already secured their playoff spots. In the AFC, the Buffalo Bills, Houston Texans, Kansas City Chiefs, Baltimore Ravens and Pittsburgh Steelers are all postseason bound.

The Los Angeles Chargers are going to the postseason in their first year under Jim Harbaugh. The Bolts clinched a playoff spot in emphatic fashion, clobbering the New England Patriots, 40-7, on Saturday in Foxboro.