ST. LOUIS (AP) — The St. Louis Rams got good news on wide receiver Donnie Avery, who underwent an MRI exam on his hip that revealed a bruise. They can't afford to lose any more players at a position that's been thin since training camp.

Avery's injury early in Sunday's 23-20 overtime loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars deprived the winless Rams (0-6) of their only player able to stretch the field. Without him, the running game got shut down, especially in the second half, and the untested wide receivers the Rams had left weren't able to make enough plays.

The Jaguars eventually wore down the Rams' defense, which protected a slim lead until the fourth quarter. Jacksonville had the ball for 22:45 in the second half, and ran 84 plays to only 53 for St. Louis.