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Despite the Lions withdrawing their proposal, the NFL’s outdated playoff format still needs to be changed. The NFL playoff format is criticized as outdated and illogical, with division winners hosting wild-card games despite having worse records than their opponents. A recent proposal to determine playoff seeding by the best records was withdrawn by the Lions. … Read more
NFL Should Consider Eliminating Divisions in Light of Playoff Re-Seeding Efforts The Detroit Lions proposed a change to the NFL playoff seeding system at the owners meetings. Originally, the proposal suggested seeding playoff teams strictly based on record rather than division winners hosting games, but now the re-seeding would happen in the divisional round. The … Read more
“NFL Owners to Review Updated Tush Push Restrictions, Playoff Changes, and Flag Football Initiatives” NFL owners will be discussing the fate of the tush push play, the NFL’s history of giving division champions with mediocre records home field in the playoffs, and a proposal to allow NFL players to participate in flag football at the … Read more