DENVER, Colo. — The Denver Broncos are winners of 10 straight and are tied for the NFL’s best record entering their matchup with the Green Bay Packers on Sunday – and there are a half-dozen ways they can end Week 15 with a playoff spot in hand.

The simplest path is to beat the Packers. At 12-2, Denver would be far enough ahead of the field to clinch a spot in the postseason. Despite the winning streak and home-field advantage, the Broncos are underdogs in the game against the 9-3-1 Packers.

There are a number of other scenarios in which Denver would clinch, too.

Denver and Green Bay could tie, making the Packers the first team with two ties in a season since the franchise did it in 1973 – the year before sudden-death overtime was introduced.

In that case, Denver would get in if its tie

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