Joe Buck tells the story of when he was mooned in Philadelphia

By Tim Kelly, Sports Talk Philly editor

Though Philadelphia got to witness quite a few controversial touchdown celebrations from Terrell Owens, none of his celebrations are as well remembered as Randy Moss' "mooning" celebration at Lambeau Field. 

On Jan. 9, 2005, the Green Bay Packers hosted Moss' Minnesota Vikings in an NFC Wild Card Game. After scoring a fourth quarter touchdown that sealed the Vikings' upset win, Moss pretended to moon the crowd: 

At the time of the celebration, Buck commented that the gesture "was a disgusting act," saying that it was "unfortunate that we (FOX) had that on our air live."

Until now, this incident (if you can even call it that) didn't have a direct connection to Philadelphia. But on the latest edition of Pardon My Take, Buck managed to give it a connection:

"Actually, after that happened, I was in Philadelphia the next season eating breakfast at a diner and somebody walked along the street, in front of the window where I was, and mooned me while I was eating my breakfast." 

Though this story is sure to draw faux outrage from detractors of Philadelphia fans, those detractors should consider a few things. First of all, this person may not have even been an Eagles fan. It's entirely possible that they were a Vikings fan that lived in Philadelphia. Secondly, even if he was an Eagles fan, this is at least a little funny. 

Even Buck would go on to sarcastically say that he thought the person who mooned him "was good" and that "he might need to hang out with him." 

Even as the internet's biggest Joe Buck apologist, I'm not sure exactly what about Moss' celebration bothered him so much. It wasn't as though Moss actually mooned the crowd. And getting upset by the celebrations of a player like Moss — who, at the very least, didn't mind playing the villain — is kind of a waste of time. 

In 2013, when Moss was working for FS1, he and Buck publicly discussed and moved past their differences of opinion on the celebration. No word on if Buck and the Philadelphia mooner have made up (or hung out) yet. 

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