Vikings game invaded by Dakota pipeline protesters

Charles Curtis

USA TODAY

Jan. 1, 2017Updated Jan. 2, 2017, 9:29 a.m. ET

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - JANUARY 1: A protestor of the Dakota Access Pipeline hangs by a harness from the rafters during the second quarter of the Minnesota Vikings and Chicago Bears game on January 1, 2017 at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Protestors unfurled a banner calling for the divestment of US Bank. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images) ORG XMIT: 681241447 ORIG FILE ID: 630764442

During the second quarter of Sunday's Minnesota Vikings game against the Chicago Bears, protesters at U.S. Bank Stadium unrolled a huge banner that read "U.S. Bank Divest #NoDAPL," a reference to the Dakota Access Pipeline.

But two of the men involved dangled dangerously over the crowd after it was revealed:

Activists behind the protest claim U.S. Bank has given $175 million in credit to the parent company responsible for the pipeline.

Authorities were seen trying to get involved, while rows of seats below the protesters were cleared:

Play continued as the drama above unfolded. Here's a statement from SMG, which operates the stadium:

The protesters were taken into police custody:

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