Who cares that he announced he is retiring 2 games before the end of the season. What difference does it make if he did it today, or two weeks from now.
So idiotic to have the pre-game, half-time, and post-game shows at the stadium. Serves no purpose, and they look ridiculous all bundled up because the weather is brutal.
The track record of teams succeeding in the playoffs despite not having the #1 seed is irrelevant. Every team in playoff contention would love the #1 seed…no doubt about it.