UPDATE: Lions’ Amon-Ra St. Brown Wants NFL Rule Change for Playoff Format amid NFC North Race.THANHDUNG

Detroit Lions wide receiver is not a supporter of the current playoff system.

The 14-2 Lions are set to face the 14-2 Minnesota Vikings in Week 18 with the NFC North title on the line. The winner of the game will earn the No. 1 seed and get a bye into the Divisional Round while the loser will be relegated to a road playoff game in the Wild Card Round.

SANTA CLARA, CALIFORNIA - DECEMBER 30: Jared Goff #16 and Amon-Ra St. Brown #14 of the Detroit Lions celebrate their touchdown connection against the San Francisco 49ers during the third quarter at Levi's Stadium on December 30, 2024 in Santa Clara, California. (Photo by Ezra Shaw/Getty Images)

In the lead-up to the matchup, St. Brown acknowledged that a division winner should get a spot in the playoffs but that forcing a 14-win team to a road game is “crazy.”

“I think the rule should be changed,” St. Brown said. “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. I don’t make the rules, hopefully we can get a win and get home field advantage.

The Lions hold the current tiebreaker with the Vikings due to a head-to-head victory on Oct. 20. However, the winner of this game will gain the significant advantage while the other will have to travel to a division-winning team that will likely have just nine-or-ten wins.

While this is how the NFL has done it for years, the uncertainty the Vikings and Lions feel in their playoff positioning is surely a rare occurrence after a spectacular regular season. Additionally, a reality exists where the teams meet in the Divisional Round while the other two teams in that round have inferior records due to the playoff seeding.

Either way, Detroit’s 14-2 start shows that the roster is capable of contending with anyone in their path, even if it requires going on the road to do so.

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