Sunday, 4 March 2012

NFL aiming for better play; Owners are eyeing rules to promote competition.(Sports)

Byline: Combined wire services

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - The New York Giants needed to win four consecutive road playoff games to capture an NFL championship last season.

Under a new proposal that will be presented to NFL owners at the league's annual meeting this week, the Giants would have begun their run with a home game.

The current format awards first-round byes to the teams in each conference with the two best records plus first-round home games to the other two division winners. The two wild-card teams always played on the road.

The new proposal would still award byes to the two teams with the best records, but the two first-round …

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