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The playoffs get underway this weekend with two wild-card games Saturday and two more Sunday.
By the end of the weekend, eight teams will remain in contention for the Super Bowl and 24 teams will be preparing for the 2019 season.
Several of those teams have already taken the step of moving on from their head coach and interviewing candidates who have the potential to upgrade their team. After filling in openings on the coaching staffs, teams will make plans for free agency. In addition to deciding which free agents they will attempt to bring in, they also have to decide which players on their roster they will not keep in the future.