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

Led by LeBron James and Luka Dončić, the Lakers are currently third in the Western Conference with a 49-31 record. If they ...

A potentially transformative set of rule proposals were submitted by a handful of NFL clubs on Wednesday. Perhaps the most significant is a proposal to revamp playoff seeding. Submitted by Detroit ...

There's a proposal to seed playoff teams by record, regardless of whether they won their division. Sean McVay hopes it "doesn't go through." ...

The Detroit Lions are proposing a change to the NFL's playoff format that is long overdue. If it passes, no more rewarding mediocrity.

The Lions proposed changing the seeding structure of the league's playoffs to favor a team's overall record over its place in ...

Though the stats say the league had its most competitive year ever when it comes to close games, the 2024 NFL season saw many bad matchups down the stretch as playoff seeding was more or less ...

I did think one of the benefits, why he played so well in the playoffs, was being able to get that last week off,” McVay told ...

New kickoff rules that went into effect on a trial basis last season are now permanent, but NFL owners tabled the Detroit Lions' proposal to overhaul the seeding of playoff teams. Rich McKay ...

Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle. The Lions are asking the NFL “to amend the current playoff seeding format to allow Wild Card teams to be seeded higher than Division ...