Joe Buck reveals black eye his makeup artist hid from ESPN cameras during Seahawks-49ers
Joe Buck had a secret during Saturday's game.
Joe Buck had a secret during Saturday's Seattle Seahawks-San Francisco 49ers game.
The ESPN play-by-play man called the NFC West-deciding game as usual, but revealed after the game that he had done so two days after sustaining a black eye. He credited his makeup artist Kathleen Vybihal for hiding the injury from the cameras.
He said he sustained the black eye while breaking up a fight between the seven-year-old twins he has with his wife Michelle Beisner-Buck.
The before:
Not all heroes wear capes, but some bring them to work. Our makeup artiste, the great Kathleen Vybihal hid this from high def cameras tonight. Nothing like a knee to the eye while breaking up a fight between 7 year old twins 48 hours before a big game!!! He got me!! pic.twitter.com/mCJMSzosiL— Joe Buck (@Buck) January 4, 2026
And the after:
The after … pic.twitter.com/2nhSYMBDSM— Joe Buck (@Buck) January 4, 2026
Alongside color commentator and Miami Dolphins consultant Troy Aikman, Buck called a fairly one-sided game, in which the Seahawks beat the Niners 13-3. That's the fewest points the Niners have ever scored under head coach Kyle Shanahan.
Seattle outgained San Francisco 361-173 in total. In addition to winning the division, the Seahawks also sewed up the No. 1 seed in the NFC, while the Niners will get either the No. 5 or No. 6 seed, depending on if the Los Angeles Rams win Sunday.
The game was the last of the regular season for Buck and Aikman, who are in their fourth year at ESPN.
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