An equipment mishap had the Chiefs scurrying to avoid a forfeit against the Patriots

The Kansas City Chiefs arrived to Foxborough, Mass., for Sunday’s showdown against the Patriots. There was just one problem:

The gear for around 35 players arrived in New Jersey. And no, the Patriots were not involved.

According to a report from ESPN’s Adam Schefter, equipment containers with the Chiefs’ shoulder pads and helmets weren’t unloaded from the team’s charter plane when it arrived in New England on Saturday. The plane continued on to Newark, New Jersey, which had the Chiefs scurrying to get the equipment back to New England in time for kickoff.

Had the Chiefs not realized the equipment mishap in time for kickoff, league rules would have required Kansas City to forfeit a marquee game. Could you imagine that? Today is not a great day to be the Chiefs equipment manager.

So… there's somehow a possibility that the Chiefs might have to forfeit a game because their uniforms are late, per Schefter. That's incredible that THAT'S the rule. https://t.co/lNLwH6KlKW

— Seth Keysor (@RealMNchiefsfan) December 8, 2019

Schefter continued to report that the Chiefs expected the gear to arrive at around 3 p.m. ET — well ahead of the 4:30 p.m. kickoff time.

This is your chance, New England fans, to clog up every road to Gillette Stadium.

Patriots fans hearing the Chiefs forfeit if they can't drive 35 helmets from New Jersey to New England by 4 p.m. pic.twitter.com/MBBC5a1OwS

— Danny Heifetz (@Danny_Heifetz) December 8, 2019