JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Sam Bradford and the St. Louis Rams look ready for the regular season. David Garrard and the Jacksonville Jaguars still have work to do.
Bradford completed 7 of 11 passes for 133 yards and one touchdown -- a perfectly thrown fade route to Lance Kendricks -- as the Rams beat the Jaguars 24-17 in a preseason finale Thursday night.
Garrard, on the other hand, was repeatedly hit in two series and appeared to be pleading with his offensive linemen for protection. Garrard completed 1 of 5 passes for 11 yards.
Among the bright spots for Jacksonville were the preseason debuts of running back Maurice Jones-Drew and defensive end Aaron Kampman. Both played about 10 snaps. Jones-Drew had a 14-yard run off the left edge, but he finished with just 14 yards on five carries.
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