Overview
- Buck posted before-and-after photos on X showing the injury and how it was concealed for TV.
- He credited ESPN makeup artist Kathleen Vybihal for keeping the bruise off high-definition cameras.
- Buck worked the game with analyst Troy Aikman without any on-air mention of the issue.
- Seattle defeated San Francisco 13-3 to clinch the NFC’s No. 1 seed in the matchup.
- The telecast was the final regular-season assignment for Buck and Aikman in their fourth year at ESPN.