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NFL Wild Card game briefly suspended after drone incursion in Baltimore
Current state
A drone incursion caused a temporary interruption of the NFL Wild Card game in Baltimore on2025-01-11.
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. On SI relays the Baltimore Banner and DOJ. Its legal account shares those original sources; it is not a second police investigation.
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. “The ordeal led officials to pause” [2] | Steelers On SI (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. DOT-OIG records a guilty plea and sentence in June2025. This follow-up is not a new drone event; no private identity or sentence details included.
No hostile organisation or state assigned. Individual legal proceedings are described without private names.
Chronology
- 11 Jan 2025: NFL Wild Card game interrupted by drone incursion. [1]
- 18 Jun 2025: DOT-OIG publishes guilty plea and sentencing account. [1]
Sources
- US DOT Office of Inspector General: court outcome (2025-06-18, source family: us-federal-investigation)
https://www.oig.dot.gov/library-item/46860 - Steelers On SI: game interruption (2025-06-20, source family: sports-illustrated-minute-media)
https://www.si.com/nfl/steelers/onsi/news/man-pleads-guilty-drone-incident-pittsburgh-steelers-playoff-game
How to cite
DroneLedger. “NFL Wild Card game briefly suspended after drone incursion in Baltimore.” Dossier baltimore-wild-card-drone-interruption-2025-01-11, revision 1, updated 17 Oct 2026. https://droneincidents.com/incident/baltimore-wild-card-drone-interruption-2025-01-11/v1/
Editorial changes
- 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/