Detroit opens Thanksgiving weekend against Chicago. Plus, Kansas City and Buffalo can clinch postseason spots with wins and losses by Denver and Miami.

Heading into Week 13, there had been zero playoff berths clinched so far in the NFL this year, but that changed on Friday.  Thanks to their wild 19-17 win over the Las Vegas Raiders, the Kansas City Chiefs (11-1) became the first team to clinch a playoff spot in 2024.

The NFL playoff picture is coming into focus. As the season winds through December and January, we’re highlighting each team that has clinched a spot in the 2024-25 NFL playoffs.

The Kansas City Chiefs will have a chance to become the first team in NFL history to win three straight Super Bowls after clinching a playoff berth on

The Detroit Lions and Kansas City Chiefs lead the NFC and AFC, respectively, and both are playing over the course of Thanksgiving and Black Friday. There are also ways the Lions, Chiefs, and Buffalo Bills can clinch a playoff spot this week, and the outcomes will play major roles there, too.

Through the first 12 weeks of the NFL season, we still haven't seen a single team clinch a playoff berth yet, but that could change this week.  Heading into Week 13, the Lions, Bills and Chiefs could all clinch a spot in the postseason if a few things fall into place for them.

The first tickets to the NFL playoffs might get punched during Week 13. Three different teams—the Buffalo Bills, Kansas City Chiefs and Detroit

Jayden Daniels and the Commanders narrowly lost to a Cooper Rush -led Cowboys team last Sunday, and now will match up against the Tennessee Titans in Week 13, after the Will Levis -led squad managed to take down the AFC South division-leading Houston Texans last week.