Because the NFL currently awards the top four playoff seeds to division winners, the Vikings were seeded fifth in the postseason following the Lions winning the division in their Week 18 matchup. Minnesota lost to the Los Angeles Rams, who finished the regular season 10-7, in the Wild Card Round.

The Green Bay Packers have formally proposed a rule change to ban the tush push and the Detroit Lions proposed that playoff seeding be done based on record instead of automatically placing division winners in the top four spots.

Under the Lions' proposal, wild-card teams could have first-round home playoff games instead of division champs.