The Detroit Lions can clinch a playoff spot this week. Here are the 10 ways it could happen.

(CBS DETROIT)The Detroit Lions can secure their second consecutive postseason bid this week after winning ten games in a row and their first Thanksgiving Day game since 2016.

Detroit defeated the Chicago Bears 23–20 last Thursday, and it has won 11 of its first 12 games. At 8:15 p.m. on Thursday, the Lions (11-1) take on the Green Bay Packers (9-3) at Ford Field.

Detroit Lions playoff-berth scenarios

According to the NFL, these are the ten possibilities in which the Lions secure a postseason berth this weekend.

Along with the Lions, the Minnesota Vikings (10-2) and Philadelphia Eagles (10-2) can also guarantee postseason berths, while a victory over the Los Angeles Chargers on Sunday night would allow the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) to win the AFC West Division for the seventh consecutive year.

In a close NFC North race, the Lions have the head-to-head tiebreaker and lead the Vikings (10-2) by one game. The Bears are now 4-8 after dropping six straight games, while the Packers are 9-3.

Joe Buczek works for CBS Detroit as the manager of digital content and promotion. The Leader and the Kalkaskian, the Oakland Press, the Morning Sun, the Grand Traverse Insider, and WWTV were among his prior employers.

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