The Detroit Lions can clinch a playoff spot this week. Here are the 6 ways it could happen.

(CBS DETROIT) The Detroit Lions can secure their second consecutive postseason bid this week, but they will require some assistance to do it. They are coming off their ninth consecutive victory and have their annual Thanksgiving game scheduled.

Detroit defeated the Indianapolis Colts 24-6 last weekend for its sixth consecutive road victory, and it has won 10 of its first 11 games. At 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, the Lions (10-1) take on the Chicago Bears at Ford Field. This Thanksgiving Day game is Detroit’s 85th.

Detroit Lions playoff-berth scenarios

According to the NFL, these are the six ways the Lions might secure a postseason berth this weekend.

This weekend, in addition to the Lions, the Buffalo Bills (9-2) and Kansas City Chiefs (10-1) have the opportunity to secure postseason berths.

Unbelievably, if the Bills defeat the Miami Dolphins on Thanksgiving night and defeat the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday, they can already win the AFC East this weekend.

A Black Friday victory over the Las Vegas Raiders and a Thanksgiving defeat to Miami, or a Friday victory and a Monday loss to the Denver Broncos, would guarantee the Chiefs a postseason berth.

In a close NFC North battle, the Lions have the head-to-head tiebreaker and lead the Vikings (9-2) by one game. The Bears are now 4-7 after dropping five straight games, while the Green Bay Packers are 8-3.

Only CBS Detroit will broadcast the Lions vs. Bears game on Thursday at 12:30 p.m.; pregame coverage begins at 11 a.m.

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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