Overview
- Buck said he was kneed in the eye while breaking up a fight between his 7-year-old twins 48 hours before kickoff.
- He credited ESPN makeup artist Kathleen Vybihal for concealing the bruise from high-definition cameras.
- Photos on X documented the injury, the makeup application, and his on-air look once the bruise was covered.
- Most viewers did not notice anything unusual during the telecast, according to follow-up reports.
- The game was Buck and Troy Aikman’s final regular-season assignment as Seattle clinched the NFC West and home-field advantage, with San Francisco’s seed dependent on the Rams-Cardinals result.