Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Drake London (5) scores a touchdown against the Seattle Seahawks during the third quarter at Lumen Field. Joe Nicholson-USA TODAY Sports

Seahawks-Falcons game forced into bizarre drone delay

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 9/25/22

Sunday’s game between the Atlanta Falcons and Seattle Seahawks was delayed in the fourth quarter due to an unidentified drone flying over the stadium.

With just under seven minutes left in the fourth quarter of a four-point game, officials abruptly stopped the game and told both teams to move to the sidelines. Apparently, a drone was spotted flying over Lumen Field, and NFL officials stopped the game as a safety precaution.

New reason for timeout just dropped pic.twitter.com/r3zs8G4wOB

— Timothy Burke (@bubbaprog) September 25, 2022

Amazingly, the same thing happened during Saturday’s game between Washington and Stanford. Given the proximity of the two stadiums, that may not have been a coincidence.

#PAC12AfterDark has made it's way to the NFL… The Seahawks-Falcons game was stopped because of a drone! https://t.co/CUbFdtE9xN pic.twitter.com/0wEOlvRPDS

— @ (@FTBeard7) September 25, 2022

Sunday’s delay in Seattle was rather brief, and lasted less than ten minutes before the game was allowed to resume.

In addition to the Pac-12 drone delay Saturday, other sports have dealt with this issue as well. Fortunately, this was handled quickly, annoying as it may have been.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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