Pittsburgh stadium worker in 'critical condition after falling 50ft from scoreboard' before Sunday Night Football

A stadium worker in Pittsburgh fell about 50 feet from a scoreboard onto a catwalk and was subsequently rushed to the hospital in critical condition the night before the hometown Steelers hosted the Green Bay Packers.

According to a post on Pittsburgh Public Safety's X page, the male worker fell around 10pm on Saturday night as Acrisure Stadium was undergoing preparations for Sunday's Packers-Steelers game.

'Rescue medics were able to reach him and lower him to safety,' read the statement. 'He was transported to the hospital in critical condition.'

The worker has yet to be identified, publicly.

WTAE.com's Lily Coleman reported the man's injuries were primarily to his lower body.

A Steelers spokesperson later told WTAE the man was installing production equipment at the time of the accident.

Sunday proved to be a frustrating day for Steelers fans as star receiver DK Metcalf suffered an on-field meltdown during the 35-25 defeat. 

The veteran wideout was seen grabbing Green Bay linebacker Quay Walker's facemask and aggressively jabbing him in the eye, resulting in a costly fourth-quarter penalty.

'You're down 10 and it'll be 3rd and 2 and Dk Metcalf does this for it to be 3rd and 17. This is inexcusable,' one social media user wrote alongside a clip of the incident.

'DK Metcalf is a moron for this,' another posted. 'Losing the Steelers the game.'

'DK METCALF WITH ANOTHER CRASH-OUT AFTER A DEFENDER GOT IN HIS HEAD, TRASH-TALKING HIM,' one account added.