With two weeks to go in the N.F.L. season, these detailed tables and scenarios explain every team’s paths to the playoffs — and to better seeding.

Here's where every NFL team stands in both conferences in the race to make the playoffs ahead of Week 17's Sunday and Monday action.

For the AFC, the playoff picture is starting to become quite clear. On Wednesday, the Kansas City Chiefs handled the Pittsburgh Steelers and clinched the conference’s top seed. With that result along,

The Bengals have a narrow path to playoff contention. Here's how Joe Burrow and Co. can sneak into the AFC wild-card picture.

The Denver Broncos are in good shape to contend for one of the two remaining playoff spots in the AFC. The Bengals are on the bubble and in danger of missing out.

The Denver Broncos will clinch a playoff spot with one week remaining in the regular season if they defeat the Cincinnati Bengals on the road Saturday. The victory, if it happens, would come nine years to the day after the Broncos clinched their last postseason appearance