NFL owners did not approve a rules proposal by the Lions to eliminate an automatic first down as part of the penalty for ...

Sean Payton, in theory, should have every reason to back the Detroit Lions’ rule proposal that would change the NFL’s playoff ...

Mike Tomlin and Sean Payton are among coaches who do not support the Lions' proposal for changing how NFL playoff seeding ...

It was announced last week that the Lions made a proposal to determine playoff seeding via overall record, rather than having division winners automatically earn the top four seeds. The Lions were ...

One of those, coming from the Detroit Lions, would've helped ... to go on the road in the playoffs to face a team with fewer wins. It wouldn't be the first or last time a rule gets changed that ...

That approach could have a significant effect on the Lions and the highly competitive NFC North, which fielded three playoff teams last season ... Los Angeles Chargers made a similar proposal ...

Teams made several other proposals ... Doing so would result in a 10-yard penalty. The playoff change proposal by the Lions would have led to significant changes last season when Minnesota had ...

It's hard to think of a more exciting time in sports than ... Campbell of the Detroit Lions stands on the sidelines during the second half of the NFC Divisional Playoff game against the Washington ...

This would have shaken things up tremendously in this year’s playoffs, as the NFC North was extremely competitive with the Lions, Vikings and Packers all reaching the postseason. The division ...

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Detroit, who were the NFC's top seed last year ... predict NFL playoff Scenarios? Try our NFL Playoff Predictor for real-time simulations and stay ahead of the game! "And the Lions are proposing ...