For the first time in NFL history, a 14-win team will have to settle for a wild-card spot.
For the first time in NFL history, a 14-win team will have to settle for a wild-card spot in the NFL playoffs. The Detroit Lions and Minnesota Vikings , both 14-2, will face off Sunday night for both the NFC North crown and the top seed in the conference. The loser will fall to the fifth seed in the bracket with the top wild-card spot despite a 14-win season. It wouldn't be the first playoff seeding oddity.
There have been 7-9 teams who have won divisions, which means they automatically hosted playoff games. But with his team in danger of losing just three games but not being at home on wild-card weekend, Lions receiver Amon-Ra St. Brown says the format needs to be revamped. 'It's crazy. I think the rule should be changed,' St. Brown told reporters this week. 'Obviously, if you win the division, you should obviously make a playoff spot, but having a 14-win team having to go on the road is kind of crazy. But I guess I don't make the rules.' The NFL and MLB have similar formats in which top seeds get a bye, and all division winners have home-field advantage in the first round. The NBA seeds based on standings in the conference regardless of division, while the NHL does a combination of conference and division standings but with no byes. St. Brown says his team has nothing to worry about anyway. 'Either way, I think we'll be fine. Whether it's going on the road or having a bye week and playing at home, we're built for either or,' he said. The Lions and Vikings kick off in Detroit Sunday. The Packers, also in the NFC North, sit at 11-5 and are the sixth seed heading into the weekend.
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