Chiefs' Equipment Gets To Foxborough, No Forfeit Against Patriots

The Kansas City Chiefs were in danger of forfeiting Sunday afternoon's game against the Patriots if the team's gear didn't arrive following a shipping mishap, according to reports. The gear — including helmets and shoulder pads — for more than half the players were mistakenly sent to Newark, N.J., instead of Foxborough, ESPN's Adam Schefter reported.

The gear arrived shortly before 3 p.m., according to a Chiefs beat reporter. The team was rushing to get it there in time for the 4:30 p.m. kickoff.

If the equipment didn't arrive in time for the start of the game, Kansas City would have had to forfeit.

Schefter reported the Chiefs, not the Patriots or the NFL, were responsible for the mistake.

Read the full ESPN report.