Only two (2) total teams can earn a first-round bye week in the NFL playoffs: the No. 1-seeded team in the AFC, and the No. 1-seeded team in the NFC. Those seeds go to the teams with the best ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. - 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.

NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell believes owners ... could be a modification to the proposal from Detroit to seed the playoffs by record instead of guaranteeing the division winners a top-four ...

Last week during the NFL owners meeting, teams discussed whether they should change current playoff seedings to no ... current rules have the top four seeds all occupied by division winners.

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 ...

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 ...