The NFL is going to vote on a suggestion by the Detroit Lions to change the way the playoffs are seeded. The Lions brought up a plan to have teams with the best records seeded higher than division winners if the second- and third-place teams had better records than the division champions.

Eventually, the Lions and other smart people around the NFL will have the last laugh when the league changes its playoff seeding format. It just may not be next week. The playoff reseeding proposal, first reported as expected by CBS Sports in January,