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 ...

Option 1: The Lions' proposal. The postseason would consist of four division winners and three wild-card teams, but the teams ...

The Lions proposed changing the seeding structure of the league's playoffs to favor a ... tactic for pushing its own agenda. Minnesota Vikings 2025 NFL offseason preview: A great spot for J.J ...

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." ...

For years (actually decades), the Competition Committee has served as the primary generator of potential NFL rule changes.

The NFL’s postseason format is arguably the simplest of all major professional sports. If you win your division, your first ...

The playoffs are two weeks ... But it’s not just us. NFL football is now a flag football game. There’s a lot. To have a chance to showcase your best athletes, give fans a chance to get close ...

The Patriots owner expressed similar optimism at the NFL Annual Meeting last year, saying his “hope and expectations” were to make the playoffs ... who have their own ideas.

Instead, Sean McVay rested Stafford, the Rams lost, Tampa Bay won and Los Angeles entered the playoffs as the NFC’s No. 4 team, not No. 3. It was by design ... the current NFL seeding system ...