During the second half of the Tennessee Titans’ 23-13 victory over the Minnesota Vikings at Nissan Stadium on 22 August, play was interrupted when a green sex toy was thrown onto the field.
Officials quickly removed the object, and the game resumed with only a short delay.
Why are such items suddenly appearing at sporting events? Notably, in recent weeks, there have been at least seven similar episodes at WNBA games, with four of the toys actually landing on the court during live play.
However, it’s still unclear whether the Titans-Vikings case is connected to the WNBA trend or even tied to a cryptocurrency-related stunt that has been rumoured online.
That traces back to the NFL, where fans targeted Tom Brady in Buffalo. Late in his Patriots career, Bills fans regularly hurled pink dildos onto the field whenever he faced their team. The most recent occurrence came in 2022, during a Patriots-Bills matchup that didn’t even involve Brady.