REPORT: Details Emerge On The Bizarre Reason Security Had To Stop Ravens-Steelers Playoff Game

A bizarre reason has emerged behind the brief delay in the third quarter of the Baltimore Ravens–Pittsburgh Steelers game on Saturday night.

With 5:14 remaining in the third quarter of the Ravens-Steelers game at M&T Bank Stadium, officials blew the whistle without explanation. No timeout on either end was called, leading to confusion among the fans and viewers at home:

Someone from Football Operations must have shut the game down. Drone? An alternate official got DJ Frank LeBlanc’s attention who killed the play. No one on the field, though, from the skycam on the Prime Vision feed pic.twitter.com/OHcoXBtqlh

—  Fᴏᴏᴛʙᴀʟʟ Zᴇʙʀᴀs🇺🇦 (@footballzebras) January 12, 2025

Afterwards, sideline reporter Kaylee Hartung reported that the stoppage was because NFL security spotted a drone flying above M&T Bank Stadium as the Baltimore Ravens clung to a 21-point lead.

Kaylee Hartung reports that the Steelers-Ravens stoppage was after “NFL security spotted a drone over the top of the stadium.” #NFL https://t.co/OBda4096Qa pic.twitter.com/RNT6AYTgwA

— Awful Announcing (@awfulannouncing) January 12, 2025

Before the game, FBI Special Agent David Rodski issued a public warning about a temporary ban on flying drones at and around M&T Bank Stadium before the Baltimore Ravens hosted their archrivals. Clearly, someone didn’t get the memo.