The Outsiders

The first half of the AFC Championship Game is a competitive, hard-fought game of football. The remaining six quarters of the weekend ... aren't.

The two conferences could hardly contrast more on Divisional Weekend. Both NFC games go entirely according to the script. The AFC, usually the more predictable conference, gives us another two crazy games.

Another trio of road victories, a possible epoch-ending defeat, and the first-ever wild-card round with two overtime games! A new decade heralds a very different postseason.

It took a full week to happen, and multiple reporters are taking credit for breaking the news at various times, but everyone is in agreement now: Jason Garrett will not return as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys in 2020. 

Here's our thread for live discussion of Saturday's wild-card playoff games: Buffalo at Houston and then Tennessee at New England.

We already knew that Washington and Carolina would be looking for new head coaches. Cleveland and the New York Giants are now looking as well. Discuss all the moves here.

It's the final week of the regular season, and though 10 of the 12 playoff teams have already been determined, there's still a lot at stake. 

Despite a scare or two, games turn mostly as expected for playoff contenders and draft contenders alike in Week 16 -- with one very notable exception.

We've got Saturday NFL games! With good teams! And high stakes!