The Lions have proposed playoff seeding independent of division championship. Even if the proposal fails, it will spark a conversation for the powers-that-be. Earlier this week, Competition Committee chairman Rich McKay addressed the situation during a call with reporters.

Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, pushed for the Detroit Lions' proposal to change the NFL playoff seeding structure, whereas teams would be ranked by win-loss record regardless of whether they won the division.

The Detroit Lions may not have been along in their push to change the NFL's seeding rules, according to a report Sunday by Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio. 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.