Nashville Tennessean

A fan was transported to a hospital for medical care after falling from an awning at Nissan Stadium during the Titans' 34-10 win over the New England Patriots on Sunday.

Thomas Carrico Jr., 37, of Goodlettsville was transported to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and was in critical but stable condition Sunday night, Metro Police said in a statement.

On Monday, a Vanderbilt spokeswoman said his condition had been upgraded to stable.

The fall occurred during a T-shirt toss in the third quarter when a shirt landed on an awning in the stadium, a witness said. Police said Carrico lost his balance and accidentally fell over a lower level railing and through the awning that covers the home team tunnel.

Barbara Boske, a Metro Nashville dispatch supervisor, said the agency received an emergency call about 2:20 p.m. reporting that a man at the stadium fell “from a balcony onto the concrete below.” Boske said she could not release more information about the man’s injuries.

An NFL employee said he witnessed the incident.

The cheerleaders were throwing T-shirts into the crowd. One of the T-shirts landed on the awning above the tunnel to the Titans locker room, the NFL employee said.

“Next thing I saw was a guy falling through the netting,” he said.

The Titans confirmed the fall in a statement Sunday afternoon.

"At today’s game, an adult fan fell from the lower bowl seating area to the ground. The fan received attention from emergency personnel on the scene and was transported to a local hospital," the statement said.