Why Joe Buck had a black eye during the broadcast of the Seahawks-49ers game

Joe Buck had a lot of shine during the broadcast of the Seattle Seahawks vs. San Francisco 49ers game, but viewers may not have even noticed it.

The legendary broadcaster, 56, lightheartedly revealed post via After the Seahawks-49ers game on Saturday, Jan. 3, he called the game with a black eye — yelling at his makeup artist for covering up the injury.

“Not all heroes wear capes, but some bring them to work,” Buck posted after the match, along with a photo of his black eye. “Our makeup artist, the great Kathleen Vybihal I hid it from the high definition cameras tonight. Nothing like a knee in the eye to interrupt a fight between 7 year old twins 48 hours before a big match!!! He got me!!

Buck posted two more photos on social media, including one of himself make upe before the broadcast, and another of a close-up of his face with the hidden black eye.

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He revealed in the post that he had been injured days before the broadcast, at the hands of his 7-year-old twins, Wyatt And Blake. Buck said he kneeled in his face while trying to break up a fight between the two youths.

Saturday’s show went on as normal, with no one there, including Buck’s partner. Troy Aikman – commenting on his black eye during the match.

The massive game lived up to expectations, with the Seahawks winning 13-3 to capture the NFC West division title.

The Hawks finish the regular season with a 14-3 record, good enough to clinch the NFC’s first playoff berth and the coveted first-round bye after missing the playoffs in each of the last two seasons.

This is the first time Seattle will be the No. 1 seed in the NFC since 2014.

“I am incredibly proud of our team,” said the Seahawks head coach. Mike McDonald after the match. “All the things we’ve been working on since we walked in the door, especially this year, are coming to life. I’m incredibly proud of them. They played incredibly hard, played together. They played complementary football, every phase made each other stronger. It was a great game.”

He added: “It’s definitely a proud moment that we can play at least one home playoff game in front of the 12,” Macdonald said after the match. “They’ve been dynamite this year. They’ve been absolutely incredible. We’re really excited to stay home.”

The 49ers hold a 12-5 record after Saturday’s loss and will occupy a Wild Card spot in the playoffs, with their opponent still to be determined, based on the results of Sunday’s NFL slate.

If the Los Angeles Rams beat the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday, the 49ers will be the No. 6 seed in the NFC and will face either the Chicago Bears or Philadelphia Eagles.

If the Rams lose, San Francisco will be the No. 5 seed and will visit the NFC South champion, which will be either the Carolina Panthers or Tampa Bay Buccaneers.