The Detroit Lions proposed some revolutionary ideas for the NFL to consider in advance of this week's annual gathering for ...

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 ...

After winning their division for the second straight season, the Detroit Lions are proposing a rule change that would make ...

The Green Bay Packers issued the proposal to forbid the tush-push due to player safety and pace of play. Green Bay lost to ...

Although the Detroit Lions haven't been very active in free agency ... in each conference will still clinch a playoff berth.

Because the NFL currently awards the top four playoff seeds to division winners, the Vikings were seeded fifth in the ...

The Detroit Lions propose a rule change to the NFL playoff structure, suggesting seeding based on records rather than division wins. This would impact home game guarantees for division champions.

This is why I was heartened to see Wednesday that the Detroit ... Lions are asking the NFL “to amend the current playoff seeding format to allow Wild Card teams to be seeded higher than Division ...

whom Detroit swept last season to win the division and No. 1 playoff seed. There was also that caught-on-camera moment at Ford Field in Week 18, when the Lions beat the Vikes in the regular-season ...