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.
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.
Update: The equipment arrived in time for kickoff.