ENGLEWOOD, Colo. --There are only two AFC teams that can lock up a playoff spot this week, and it just so happens they both reside in the AFC West and are playing one another on Sunday.
Denver and Kansas City, which both enter Week 13 with 9-2 records can clinch a playoff berth with a win and some help around the AFC.
See below for the NFL playoff scenarios for this week:
AFC
DENVER BRONCOS
Denver clinches a playoff spot with:
1) DEN win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus NYJ loss, plus BAL loss OR
2) DEN win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus BAL/PIT tie OR
3) DEN win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus MIA/NYJ tie OR
4) DEN win, plus SD loss or tie, plus BAL/PIT tie, plus MIA/NYJ tie OR
5) DEN win, plus TEN loss or tie, plus BAL/PIT tie, plus MIA/NYJ tie
KANSAS CITY CHIEFS
Kansas City clinches a playoff spot with:
1) KC win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus NYJ loss, plus BAL loss* OR*
2) KC win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus MIA loss, plus NE loss OR
3) KC win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus NYJ/MIA tie OR
4) KC win, plus SD loss or tie, plus TEN loss or tie, plus BAL/PIT tie OR
5) KC win, plus SD loss or tie, plus MIA loss, plus NE loss, plus BAL/PIT tie OR
6) KC win, plus SD loss or tie, plus MIA/NYJ tie, plus BAL/PIT tie OR
7) KC win, plus TEN loss or tie, plus MIA/NYJ tie, plus BAL/PIT tie
NFC
SEATTLE SEAHAWKS
Seattle clinches a playoff spot with:
1) SEA win, plus ARI loss OR
2) SEA win, plus SF loss OR
3) SEA win, plus ARI tie, plus SF tieOR
4) SEA tie, plus ARI loss, plus SF loss, plus DAL loss or tie, plus CHI loss or tie OR
5) SEA tie, plus ARI loss, plus SF loss, plus DAL loss or tie, plus DET loss