KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Andy Reid was never under any pretense that Jamaal Charles was irreplaceable. Shortly after the four-time Pro Bowl running back went down with a season-ending ACL injury, the Chiefs coach was among the first to acknowledge the difficulty in replacing him. So far, that challenge has proven to be bigger than even Reid estimated.

In their first game without No. 25 in the backfield, the Chiefs were bottled up a week ago by the Minnesota Vikings. Charcandrick West ran for 33 yards, Knile Davis managed just 13 more on five carries, and the Chiefs finished with 57 yards rushing in a 16-10 defeat. In the five games before Charles was hurt? The Chiefs averaged 110 yards on the ground.

“There were some positive things that are going to get overlooked because we didn’t win the game,” Reid said. “Charcandrick did some nice things — nice things, really.” Then again, he also fumbled late in the game, squandering a chance at a go-ahead touchdown.