Lions propose change in the way the playoffs are seeded

The first season I remember in full as a kid happens to have been the strike-shortened 1982 season, when only nine regular season games were played. The playoffs that year were seeded by straight-up record and not by whoever won whichever division.

I dare say it might be a better system -- one that might eliminate weak division winners from getting home playoff games. The 2010 Seahawks and recent Buccaneer teams come to mind.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id...e-playoff-seeding-record-not-division-winners