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AFC championship game briefly suspended after drone incursion in Baltimore
Current state
A drone incursion caused a temporary interruption of the AFC championship game in Baltimore on2024-01-28.
Evidence states
| Drone presence | confirmed · sources [1], [2] |
|---|---|
| Impact | confirmed · sources [1], [2] |
| Attribution | none · sources none |
Play was temporarily suspended. No exact interruption duration, injury or physical damage total asserted.
DOT-OIG describes a drone incursion and temporary suspension. Sporting News separately reports the broadcast explanation and administrative timeout.
Claims
2 sources · 2 original statements. Sources that repeat the same statement count once.
| Claim and source passage | Original source | Assessment |
|---|---|---|
| DOT-OIG records the drone incursion and game suspension. “the game was temporarily suspended” [1] | US DOT Office of Inspector General | supports: Government account of drone incursion; shared court/investigation origin with DOJ. |
| News account describes play interrupted. “officials put the game on hold” [2] | Sporting News (relayed) | supports: No exact duration inferred. |
Earlier matching archive records
Published archive records only, not all real-world incidents or a common cause.
30 days: 0
90 days: 0
As of: 2026-10-17T04:47:01+00:00
Not established
This event is separate from other stadium drone interruptions. Exact device model, route and location are not supplied here. The Government complaint alleges unauthorised drone operation. A charge is not a finding of guilt; subsequent legal outcomes are outside these two selected accounts.
No hostile organisation or state assigned. Individual legal proceedings are described without private names.
Chronology
- 28 Jan 2024: AFC championship game interrupted by drone incursion. [1]
- 05 Feb 2024: DOT-OIG publishes criminal complaint account. [1]
Sources
- US DOT Office of Inspector General: criminal complaint (2024-02-05, source family: us-federal-investigation)
https://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/46171 - Sporting News: game interruption (2024-01-28, source family: sporting-news)
https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/chiefs-ravens-delay-drone-stadium-afc-championship/a7638fa6e1985c6d8eb5b869
How to cite
DroneLedger. “AFC championship game briefly suspended after drone incursion in Baltimore.” Dossier baltimore-afc-championship-drone-interruption-2024-01-28, revision 2, updated 17 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/baltimore-afc-championship-drone-interruption-2024-01-28/v2/
Editorial changes
- Revision 2 (2026-10-17): Added verified publication times for existing sources.
- Revision 1 (2026-10-17): Curated dossier created after checking the cited sources line by line.
Evidence states: confirmed = established by the cited evidence; reported = stated by a source, not independently established; inconclusive; debunked; unknown. A claim by a party to a conflict remains a claim. Methodology: https://droneincidents.com/methodology/