The Bears and Texans' Sunday night clash experienced a brief delay partway through the third quarter.

The reason why? A member of the game's sideline official crew suffered a nasty fall after attempting to avoid making contact with players headed in his direction.

Here's what you need to know.

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Why was Bears-Texans game delayed?

Chicago and Houston's duel with one another was going about as smoothly as one could imagine until the sideline official went down with 13:13 left in the third quarter.

The incident took place at the 20-yard line marker on the sideline. The man, Dwight Steffler, appeared to trip over the barrier after evading Chicago and Houston players' oncoming rush. He proceeded to fall and hit his head, sending his glasses flying in the process.

Member of the chain gang for the Texans-Bears game trips and falls.

He’s getting carted off of the field. pic.twitter.com/YrjFNThzbO

— Arye Pulli (@AryePulli) September 16, 2024

Medical personnel rushed to tend to his wounds. After a brief conversation with Steffler, a cart was called. He was helped to his feet before being placed on the machine and wheeled off into the locker room.

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NBC's sideline reporter, Melissa Stark, offered a brief update on Steffler's status during the delay.

“I was standing right by him. His name is Dwight Steffler,”  Stark said. “He is part of the chain crew."

“He initially, when the play ran out towards him, you could see right there, fell back and hit his head. And the Bears medical staff immediately came over to try to help. They brought over the paramedics and their equipment. They sat him up and he began talking. And they asked for the cart to come out and now you can see him. I’m a little bit blocked from him, but they have him getting ready to take him off the field.”

Steffler has been a member of chain crews for multiple seasons, even offering his services during the Super Bowl. No immediate update wa