NFL owners did not approve a rules proposal by the Lions to eliminate an automatic first down as part of the penalty for defensive holding

The Detroit Lions proposed a few rule changes this year at the NFL annual owners meetings, including one about re-seeding the playoffs. In the system the Lions proposed, playoff teams would be seeded based solely on record,

A playoff proposal by the Lions to adjust playoff seeding was tabled. Under the Lions request, the change would reward teams with better records with higher seeds than division champions with lesser won-loss records.