Lions propose significant playoff seeding change

Kevin SeifertMar 19, 2025, 12:18 PM ET

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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 a list of potential rule changes the league released Wednesday.

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