Hugo man took biggest hit at Sunday’s Vikings game.

We can’t lie. We can’t stop watching this.

Sound guy to the IR pic.twitter.com/Q9HrNGBm7z

— Deadspin (@Deadspin) November 20, 2016

Bernie Beaudry, 62, of Hugo, a sound technician for Fox Sports, was a little late getting to his spot on the sideline at U.S. Bank Stadium yesterday and paid the price for his tardiness as the Vikings took the field.

“It was the stupidest thing in 20 years doing this job,” Beaudry tells the Pioneer Press. “I only saw the smoke. I didn’t see anybody coming, and then, boom!”

Let’s take a closer look:

Sound man Bernie Beaudry runs into the path of Minnesota Vikings players Linval Joseph and Brian Robison (96) during introductions of players before an NFL football game against the Arizona Cardinals Sunday, Nov. 20, 2016, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Andy Clayton-King) View full gallery

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