Ideas on fixing NFL playoff format could be winners

Following Monday Night Football during the regular season, MLive.com's Justin Rogers will post NFL Power Rankings. 1. Seattle Seahawks (11-4) The champs are in line for the top seed in the NFC with a defense that's playing better than any unit in the NFL.

Christmas is Sunday for the Atlanta Falcons and the Carolina Panthers. Instead of an ugly sweater or pair of tube socks, one of them will get the gift of an NFL playoff spot. And what a gift it is. The teams will play for the NFC South title Sunday at

The NFL held two games this past Saturday, a scheduling quirk it only employs at the end of seasons when the college football regular season has concluded. Two games on Saturday helped break up the chaotic congestion of the usual 14 games on 

The NFL held two games this past Saturday, a scheduling quirk it only employs at the end of seasons when the college football regular season has concluded. Two games on Saturday helped break up the chaotic congestion of the usual 14 games on 

NFLDraftScout.com currently ranks Strong as the No. 20 overall prospect for the 2015 NFL Draft and fourth draft-eligible receiver, behind Alabama's Amari Cooper, Louisville's DeVante Parker and West Virginia's Kevin White. Strong leads the Sun Devils