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

For years (actually decades), the Competition Committee has served as the primary generator of potential NFL ... Card round was tabled until May, the placement of the subject on the owners’ radar ...

The winner got the No. 1 seed, a first-round bye and homefield advantage, the loser got a wild-card spot and road trips likely for the duration of the playoffs ... for the NFL's annual meeting ...

New kickoff rules that went into effect on a trial basis last season are now permanent, but NFL owners tabled ... "amend the current playoff seeding format to allow wild card teams to be seeded ...

One of the best things the NFL has always had going for it was how important its regular season feels. The nature of a condensed schedule means every weekly game carries extra meaning. On a deeper ...

The Detroit Lions have proposed a change to the NFL ... playoff game. Instead, home field would be based on records. The impact is such that four games would have been affected during wild-card ...

Under the Lions' proposal, wild-card teams could have first-round home playoff games instead of division champs.