The Detroit Lions have proposed a change to the NFL playoff structure that guarantees a home playoff game for division winners. The change, if implemented, would have altered multiple Miami ...

NFL teams are proposing rule changes ahead of their annual owners meetings at the end of the month, and an idea from the Detroit Lions could end up helping the Chicago Bears in the playoffs.

Even with the NFL draft being in late April, the playoff picture seems to be forming already. A lot can change still due to trades and injuries, but for now, this seems like the most likely ...

The Detroit Lions have proposed a significant change to NFL playoff seeding that would largely use regular-season records as the guiding principle, rather than division championships, according to ...

The Green Bay Packers were eliminated from the NFL playoffs by the Philadelphia Eagles in the wild-card round in January. It didn't take long for the Packers to seek revenge for that loss.

For years (actually decades), the Competition Committee has served as the primary generator of potential NFL rule changes ... The Lions’ proposal to seed the seven playoff teams in each conference ...

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 ...

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 ...

Just won the Super Bowl? Sorry, you’re going to the very back of the draft line – in every round. Amassing too much talent on that roster? Sorry, but the salary ...

NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reported that the Lions have proposed shifting how the NFL's annual playoff picture is structured. They want the league to seed wild card teams higher than division ...