Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and starting defensive tackle Mike DeVito will miss the remainder of the Kansas City Chiefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. Tahir Whitehead Jersey . -- Pro Bowl linebacker Derrick Johnson and starting defensive tackle Mike DeVito will miss the remainder of the Kansas City Chiefs season after MRI exams confirmed that both players ruptured their right Achilles tendons in Sundays loss to Tennessee. Johnson went down without getting touched near the end of the first half. Eight plays later, early in the second half, DeVito went down at nearly the same spot on the field. The blows are significant to a Chiefs team that was already missing several key pieces to injuries and suspensions, and was routed 26-10 by the Titans at Arrowhead Stadium. "The guys that got hurt, our heart goes out to them for the work they put in," Chiefs coach Andy Reid said Monday, "but we also have some good players that can step up in and do the job and thats what we expect of them." Middle linebacker Joe Mays, who was expected to start alongside Johnson, is already on injured reserve after surgery to repair a broken wrist. The injuries leave the Chiefs with Josh Mauga and James-Michael Johnson starting in the middle of an already suspect defence. Defensive tackles Jaye Howard and Vance Walker are next in line to start for DeVito, who had rededicated himself in the off-season and was looking forward to a promising year. "Weve still got a lot of good football players on this football team, and you have the personnel department looking at options," Reid said. "We still have a lot of games left." The Chiefs head to AFC West favourite Denver on Sunday then visit Miami before returning home for Monday night game against New England. Thats followed by games at San Francisco and San Diego sandwiched around their bye week. Four of the next five opponents reached the playoffs last year. "Things happen. Thats how this league works," Reid said. "You see it with every team. I have a lot of experience in this business and Ive been on teams where things happen, and you work around it and get better. Thats where were at right now." Johnson and DeVito werent the only players to come out of Sundays season opener with injuries, though none of the others was nearly as serious. Right tackle Jeff Allen has an elbow strain, and safeties Husain Abdullah and Eric Berry had bruised quads. Outside linebacker Tamba Hali had a slight ankle sprain, and wide receiver Frankie Hammond hurt his shoulder but is expected to be available for the Broncos. Reid said that cornerback Marcus Cooper, who missed the opener with an ankle injury, should be back, but wide receiver DeAnthony Thomas could miss another game with a hamstring injury. "Itll be a fight for him to get there," Reid said. Perhaps the biggest bit of silver lining for the Chiefs will get Dwayne Bowe back from his suspension. The former Pro Bowl wide receiver was forced to miss the opener following an arrest last November, depriving the Chiefs of their top talent on the outside. Of course, that wont help a defence that has been suddenly ransacked by injuries. "It was just a freaky day," Berry said. "When you got guys like that that things happen to, everybody is going to have to up their game with a little bit more focus." Defensive tackle Dontari Poe said he spoke to Johnson briefly at halftime Sunday. "When you see them go down, you go and talk to him and it seems like theyre kind of down and out already," he said. "What can you do about it? Its understandable for them to be in the position theyre in. Like I said, we have to step up -- keep their heads up, keep our heads up." That could be difficult given what transpired in the second half Sunday, when Johnson and DeVito -- both critical to stopping the run -- were no longer on the field. The Titans ran 25 times for 110 yards while putting the game away. 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"I have a hard time skiing through pain, I have a hard time really finding that courage, that determination to fight through it and push on the ski. "I was trying not to mention it too much in the media because I wanted to put it out of my head completely and sort of pretend and focus that it wasnt even there. You definitely have that on the brain and it was affecting me because I couldnt do a proper preparation for the Games." However, Guay said hes working on improving his mental ability to deal with injury much like teammate Jan Hudec of Calgary, who has overcome numerous ailments to succeed on the world scene. "The ideal situation is to not have that pain and I plan to deal with it in the off-season," Guay said. "Right now Im trying to work through it and I think its an important thing. "If I look at a guy like Jan Hudec, probably one of his biggest strengths is that strength and character he shows when he has those injuries. 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Jeffrey Frisch of Mont-Tremblant finished 17th while Manuel Osborne-Paradis of North Vancouver, B.C., was 21st. Benjamin Thomsen of Invermere, B.C., was 43rd, finishing one spot ahead of Hudec. Other Canadians included: Conrad Pridy of Whistler, B.C., (50th), Torontos Dustin Cook (59th) and Morgan Pridy of Whistler (60th). Meanwhile, it was the best result of Clareys career. "It shows anything can happen, even late on. Better late than never," Clarey said. "Im not hugely confident at the moment and the Olympics were difficult for me to cope with mentally." Clarey had pondered retirement after the Sochi Games, where he didnt finish the downhill and was 19th in super-G. "This changes my ideas a little bit from a psychological point of view," he said. "Even though my knees still pretty banged up." Despite already having an Olympic gold medal, the 23-year-old Mayer clinched his first career podium in World Cup downhill and only his third overall. 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