The NFL playoff format could undergo a major change that would radically shift how teams are seeded in the postseason. Tabled in March, owners will vote on a resolution set forth by the Detroit Lions that would seed the seven playoff teams in each conference by record. Meaning, simply winning your division would no longer guarantee one of the top four seeds.
Sports Illustrated’s Albert Breer outlined the details.
“Detroit’s proposal would be for the four division champions and three wild cards in each conference to make the playoffs. Those seven teams would then be seeded strictly by record, rather than assigning the top seeds to the division winners (which is how it’s been done since the merger), with the wild cards to follow.