You may remember that the Lions defeated the Vikings in a critical regular-season finale that decided who would get the No. 1 seed, division title and first-round postseason bye, and who would get the No. 5 seed. While Detroit won that game, it clearly didn't like finding itself in that position.

The proposal by the Lions would allow a wild-card team with a superior record to be seeded ahead of a division winner.

It's hard to think of a more exciting time in sports than the NFL playoffs where the best football teams in each division duke it out for a chance at Super Bowl glory. However, there has been some criticism of the format over the years,