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(AP) -- 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 a touchdown, a perfectly thrown fade route to Lance Kendricks, and the Rams beat the Jaguars 24-17 in the preseason finale Thursday night.

Garrard, on the other hand, was hit repeatedly 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 finished with 14 yards on five carries.

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