During the NFL's annual league meeting last week, the Detroit Lions made a proposal to change the league's playoff format. The interesting thing about the proposal is that it didn't get voted down. Although the NFL's 32 owners didn't approve the change,

The Lions proposed changing the seeding structure of the league's playoffs to favor a team's overall record over its place in the division. This would've favored the Minnesota Vikings, who finished 14-3 after losing the battle for the division lead against the Lions in the last game of last season.

NFL owners did not approve a rules proposal by the Lions to eliminate an automatic first down as part of the penalty for defensive holding