Seahawks-Dolphins delayed when sprinklers turn on

After a brief delay, the Dolphins and Seahawks resumed play. (Marc Serota/Getty Images) It's bad enough that the Dolphins are playing in front of a

After a brief delay, the Dolphins and Seahawks resumed play. (Marc Serota/Getty Images)

It's bad enough that the Dolphins are playing in front of a mostly-empty stadium Sunday. But Miami's dismal home situation turned downright laughable in the third quarter, when its game against Seattle underwent a brief delay because the Sun Life Stadium sprinkler started running.

Seriously. [si_launchNFLPopup video='f30f7232d46b426cbe9ed2fdfeeda710']Watch the video here[/si_launchNFLPopup].

Some more visual evidence of the unexpected field maintenance:

RT @brian_mcintyre: Seahawks-Dolphins game pic.twitter.com/bLMmsv2N

— Ben Volin (@BenVolin) November 25, 2012

Are we serious with the sprinklers? pic.twitter.com/PLlirg8H

— Erik Frenz (@ErikFrenz) November 25, 2012