The Detroit Lions are on the cusp of clinching both the NFC North and No. 1 seed in Week 17, but they're going to need some help from a division rival. Here's how the Lions can clinch both of those top spots this coming week.

For this week’s NFL power rankings, the Detroit Lions take their spot back atop NFC teams in just about every one of the rankings we look at every week. After the loss to the Buffalo Bills in Week 15,

NFL Week 17 odds, picks, predictions, TV channel, streaming information for Monday Night Football game between Detroit Lions and San Francisco 49ers.

Cohen, a SportsLine NFL expert and host of the Friday "Early Edge NFL Props Show" on SportsLine's YouTube page, evaluated the entire Week 16 NFL slate and delivers NFL score predictions and NFL analysis for each matchup.

The Chiefs knocked off the Houston Texans on Saturday to improve to 14-1 and maintain their two-game lead over the Buffalo Bills (12-2) for the No. 1 seed in the AFC. They now need only one win or one Bills loss to secure the No. 1 seed and a bye in the first round of the playoffs.

The Green Bay Packers clinched a playoff spot for the fifth time in six years on Monday evening and it came in emphatic fashion. Matt LaFleur’s squad hammered the New Orleans Saints 34-0 and made history in more ways than one in the process.