A man working for Sunday Night Football is in critical condition after falling 50 feet from a scoreboard ahead of Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers NFL game this past weekend. He was rushed to the hospital and is in critical conditions, according to reports.
Worker Slipped During Game Setup
The man, whose name hasn’t been made public yet, was working on Saturday, October 25, helping to set up for the primetime NFL game the following night at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium. According to Pittsburg Public Safety (via The Hollywood Reporter), the incident happened at approximately 10 p.m. when the man, a contractor working as a camera operator rather than an employee of NBC, fell from the main scoreboard to a mid-level catwalk area.
Rescue medics and firefighters learned of the incident and were able to stabilize him and lower him to “a waiting ambulance using a rope system,” per the public safety office.
At ~ 10 p.m., EMS, Fire and Police responded to Acrisure Stadium for a male worker who had fallen ~ 50 ft from the main scoreboard onto a mid-level catwalk. Rescue medics were able to reach him and lower him to safety.
He was transported to the hospital in critical condition. pic.twitter.com/61RDGmYZSQ
— Pittsburgh Public Safety (@PghPublicSafety) October 26, 2025
He “suffered severe injuries mainly to his lower extremities,” and as of Tuesday morning there was no update on his condition.
It’s unknown at this time exactly what caused the man to fall, or whether he was harnessed when the accident happened.
Second Pittsburgh Sports Injury This Week
By grim coincidence, the fall at the Steelers’ stadium, which is sometimes still referred to by its old name of Heinz Field, was not the only accident to occur at a Pittsburgh sports event over the past few days. On Monday, when the Pittsburgh Penguins were playing the St. Louis Blues, a fan fell from the upper deck of the PPG Paints Arena early during the first quarter. The fan was taken to a hospital, according to a statement from the team.
— Pittsburgh Penguins (@penguins) October 28, 2025
These two falls come several months after yet another incident at a Pittsburgh sporting event. Back in April, a man fell more than 20 feet over the right field wall at PNC Park during a Pirates vs. Cubs game. The fan, 20-year-old Kavan Markwood, was in critical condition, with injuries to his skull, spine, ribs, and lungs. He was taken to the hospital, survived, and was eventually released.
