Hardly anyone takes them seriously, though I do remember Red Sox owner John Henry (he also owns the Globe now) in 2006 showing me a flow chart tracking ... as “the NFL’s 33rd team.” ...

Option 1: The Lions' proposal. The postseason would consist of four division winners and three wild-card teams, but the teams ...

During the NFL's annual league meeting last week, the Detroit Lions made a proposal to change the league's playoff format.

The Detroit Lions have proposed a change to the NFL playoff structure that guarantees a home playoff game for division winners. The change, if implemented, would have altered multiple Miami ...

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

The Detroit Lions have proposed a change to the NFL playoff structure that guarantees a home playoff game for division ...

New kickoff rules that went into effect on a trial basis last season are now permanent, but NFL owners tabled the Detroit Lions' proposal to overhaul the seeding of playoff teams. Rich McKay ...

For years (actually decades), the Competition Committee has served as the primary generator of potential NFL rule changes ... The Lions’ proposal to seed the seven playoff teams in each conference ...

Just won the Super Bowl? Sorry, you’re going to the very back of the draft line – in every round. Amassing too much talent on that roster? Sorry, but the salary ...

PALM BEACH, Fla. — Sean Payton, in theory, should have every reason to back the Detroit Lions’ rule proposal that would change the NFL playoff format so that teams would be seeded based on ...

A potentially transformative set of rule proposals were submitted by a handful of NFL clubs on Wednesday. Perhaps the most significant is a proposal to revamp playoff seeding. Submitted by Detroit ...

The Detroit Lions want to get rid of a staple of the NFL Playoffs going forward. They proposed a rule change that would seed the playoff teams from No. 2 to No. 7 based on their overall records ...