NFL to consider proposal to change playoff seeding system
The proposal by the Lions would allow a wild-card team with a superior record to be seeded ahead of a division winner.
Goodbye to the NFL playoffs as we know them? The rule change proposed by the Lions that would modify the seeding system
The NFL's Football Operations department outlined some major changes that will be discussed at the annual league meeting ...
New Playoff-Seeding Proposal Would’ve Had Profound Impact on Rams
The language is simple. In the official 2025 club bylaw proposals released Wednesday by the NFL, the Lions want to reward teams with better records, regardless ...
Banning the tush push and changes to playoff seeding are among proposed NFL rule changes
The Green Bay Packers have formally proposed a rule change to ban the tush push and the Detroit Lions proposed that playoff ...
Lions want playoff seeding changes, Packers want ‘tush push’ gone in NFL rule change proposals
Detroit has also suggested excluding any player from the 90-player roster limit if they are placed on season-ending injured ...
Lions propose playoff seeding by record, not division winners
The Detroit Lions have proposed a significant change to NFL playoff seeding that would largely use regular-season records as ...
NFL owners to consider Detroit Lions proposal to change seeding in playoffs
Under the Lions' proposal, wild-card teams could have first-round home playoff games instead of division champs.
Lions Propose Dramatic Rule Changes to NFL Playoff Seeding, Defensive Holding Penalty
On Wednesday the full list of proposals from the willing organizations was released. The Detroit Lions were one of three ...
NFL to consider tush push ban, changes to playoff seeding
NFL team owners will consider proposals to ban the tush push and for a change to playoff seeding format this off-season, the ...