We intend to talk about the proposed rule changes each off -season during meetings of the owners of the NFL. Some have a lot of meaning, while others may seem absurd. This year, the emphasis on changes in the proposed rules was the unstoppable push of the Eagles of Philadelphia. While many thought it would be prohibited, it is sure for at least a year.
The most interesting rule proposal in 2025 came from Detroit lions. The Lions proposed that the NFL is changing its sowing format to the playoffs. In the current state of things, seven teams that make the playoffs: the four winners of the division and three joker teams at each conference. The Lions, which finished 15-2 in the regular season, had to win their last regular season match to win the NFC North and the N ° 1 seed from the NFC.
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According to Detroit’s proposal, the Lions would have maintained a seed top three even if they had lost against the Vikings during the week 18. The proposal hoped to change the playoffs, which means that the four best records would be the heads of standard, whatever the division. It would also have helped the Washington Commanders. Washington finished 12-5, but came across the seeded n ° 6. The commanders would have stood the seeded n ° 4 on the winner of NFC South, Tampa Bay and would have welcomed at least one eliminatory match.
While the re -embellishment proposal seemed to be an excellent idea, the Lions withdrew it without explanation. Detroit would not have obtained the 24 votes necessary to get there, so that the rule proposal was removed. You would think that most NFL teams would love this rule, because it potentially allows other teams to organize a eliminatory match.
This rule would have helped the 2024 commanders. However, this would not have been so good for the 2020 team. That year, Washington won the NFC East with a file of 7-9.
There were theories to explain why the Lions abandoned the proposal, which they probably did with NFL encouragement.
So, even if this did not happen this time, do not exclude him in the future.
This article originally appeared on Wire commanders: Lions withdraw the proposal for a change of rule that would benefit commanders
