Sprinklers come on during Dolphins game, soaks players

Chris Chase, USA TODAY Sports | USATODAY

On a cloudless Miami day with crystal blue skies, no one figured they'd see a delay because of precipitation. Thanks to some rogue sprinklers, we may have seen an NFL first.

The Miami Dolphins and Seattle Seahawks were lining up for a play late in the third quarter when the field's sprinklers turned on and started spraying water. It led to an outrageous sight of confused players, coaches and officials dodging streams of water in the middle of a game.



One official nimbly moved out of the way but his colleagues and some players weren't as lucky and got caught in the deluge.

The game was briefly delayed while the problem was fixed.

Numerous television commentators said it was the first time they could ever remember such a delay.