Strictly because right now he is the 1 seed probably. They almost always give it to the best QB that gets the 1 seed. Sometimes they give it to a player that gets the 2 seed. And name of course. I agree with you but thats the way it goes.
All he is saying really is ... see ya again in the playoffs. I dont think there anything bad about this one. Pretty sure both these QBs look forward to the matchup.