Troy Vincent, the NFL's executive vice president of football operations, pushed for the Detroit Lions' proposal to change the ...

The league has tabled the Lions' proposal to determine playoff seeding solely by record, according to multiple reports.

The Detroit Lions are proposing a change to the NFL's playoff format that is long overdue. If it passes, no more rewarding mediocrity.

The win gave Detroit the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs, while the 14-3 Vikings were forced to go on the road to play the 10-7 Rams. The Lions benefitted from the winner-take-all game on the final ...

Last year, the 14-3 Vikings dropped to the No. 5 seed and had to go on the road to face the 10-7 Rams in ... hosted playoff games because they won an awful division. Under the Lions' proposal ...

The NFL will play seven games outside ... commented on one of the Lions' recent bylaw proposals. It was announced last week that the Lions made a proposal to determine playoff seeding via overall ...

DETROIT, MICHIGAN - JANUARY 18: Head coach Dan Campbell of the Detroit Lions stands on the sidelines during the second half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Washington Commanders ...

That meant fully half of a team’s 16-game regular-season schedule ... West champion Los Angeles Rams in their playoff opener but would not have faced the Lions a third time in the divisional ...