Lions propose change in the way the playoffs are seeded

Long overdue. Should have made the move as soon as the conferences expanded to 4 divisions. It diluted the field. We used to virtually never see sub 10 win division winners and now it’s almost every year, and the top wild card team should not be penalized for being in a great division.

If the goal of a single elimination playoff is to give the best teams the easiest path, then seeding by record makes the most sense. Getting an automatic playoff berth is reward enough for winning a division.

Also love their proposal to make defensive holding and illegal contact no longer equal an automatic first down. There is nothing worse than seeing a 3rd and very long determined by a ticky tack foul. Hands to the face should also be a part of that proposal. Those penalties in a third down situation are akin to the offense getting assessed an automatic fourth down for holding or illegal hands to the face.