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KANSAS CITY, Mo. -- By the time the Kansas City Chiefs failed to get into the end zone on fourth down, trailing by a touchdown in Denver, they werent just on the brink of another loss. They were also playing without seven starters -- nearly a third of their offence and defence. Running back Jamaal Charles and safety Eric Berry, a pair of Pro Bowl players and arguably the most vital pieces on their respective sides of the ball, were the latest to go down. Charles left after just two carries. Berry followed him to the locker room a short while later. X-rays on both came back negative, but Chiefs coach Andy Reid said hes uncertain whether either of them will be available for Sundays game in Miami. "Well see," Reid said. "Well see." Charles appears to have the more serious issue, a high ankle sprain that tends to take longer to heal. Berry has a more common sprain, though its to the same area he hurt in training camp. The loss of Charles and Berry means the hard-luck Chiefs (0-2) are down seven starters to injuries and suspensions. Those seven players have combined to start 355 games, play in 492 games and appear in nine Pro Bowls over 43-plus seasons in the NFL. "We have a few injuries but we dont slow down on that," Reid said. "We know theyre good football players, weve got it. We also know we have some good football players that are behind them. ... Its a joint effort. Football is a joint effort. Its a team sport. Everyones got to step up and do their job just a little bit better, coaches included. Right?" The injuries started even before the season, when Joe Mays had surgery on his wrist. Hes been given the designation to return, so its possible hell be able to contribute later in the season. But his loss left the Chiefs plugging a key hole at middle linebacker. About the same time, right tackle Donald Stephenson was suspended four games for violating the NFLs policy on performance-enhancing substances. Hell be back after two more games. Then the season opener rolled around. Not only did Kansas City get routed by Tennessee at Arrowhead Stadium, three key players were all lost for the season. Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and veteran defensive tackle Mike DeVito tore Achilles tendons within six plays of each other, and offensive lineman Jeff Allen hurt his biceps so severely that he required season-ending surgery on Friday. The injuries to Charles and Berry, while not season-ending, are just as critical. Charles accounted for nearly 40 per cent of the Chiefs offence last season. Hes the biggest home-run hitter on a team mostly devoid of big-play threats. And after touching the ball just 11 times against the Titans, the Chiefs had formulated their game-plan around him on Sunday. Instead, it was Knile Davis who had to step up. He did so admirably, running for 79 yards and a pair of touchdowns despite having a vastly different skillset. "When I go in, I know my job has been all week to pay attention to what Jamaal does," Davis said. "Ive been doing good film study, watching him and what he does so if unfortunately he went down I would be able to step in and help out." Now, Davis will have an opportunity to prepare as the starter for the Dolphins. The week of practice should be even more helpful to Ron Parker, who moved from cornerback to safety when Berry went down. Even though the Chiefs have two other safeties on their roster in Kelcie McCray and Kurt Coleman, it was Parker who got the tap on the shoulder. Given the circumstances, he also fared well. The Chiefs held Peyton Manning to 242 yards passing for the game, and Denver managed just 17 points after Berry departed. "You have to prepare like you never know what is going to happen because the NFL is a crazy game," Parker said. 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"It is very hard to comprehend for all of us that Michael, who had overcome a lot of precarious situations in the past, has been hurt so terribly in such a banal situation," Sabine Kehm, a family representative, wrote in a statement. "We are and remain confident that Michael will pull through and will wake up. There sometimes are small, encouraging signs, but we also know that this is the time to be very patient." Small signs that physicians are watching for could include fluttering eyelids, or efforts to breathe without a ventilator. "This doesnt change ones opinion of Schumachers situation in general. Its still very difficult to predict wwhat his long-term recovery will be like and if he does wake up and comes off the ventilator," said Dr.dddddddddddd Tipu Aziz, professor of neurosurgery at Oxford University. "In all likelihood he will be severely disabled," said Aziz, who has not been involved in treating Schumacher. Schumacher, known affectionately as Schumi, was hospitalized with severe head injuries after the Dec. 29 ski accident, which split his helmet as he crashed into rocks on the slope at the Meribel ski station in the French Alps. Doctors put him into a coma to rest his brain and decrease swelling, and they operated to remove blood clots, but some were too deeply embedded. Neurologists not involved in his treatment say full recovery appears increasingly unlikely, given the comas duration and the extent of his injuries. "Every brain injury is different and no two routes to recovery will be the same," said Luke Griggs, a spokesman for Headway, a British brain injury charity. "It is fair to suggest that any patient waking from a three month-long coma will face the prospect of a long and challenging road to recovery, with the eventual outcome uncertain." AP medical writer Maria Cheng contributed from London. 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