St. Louis — Kurt Warner bruised ribs in the St. Louis Rams' playoff victory over Green Bay, but he isn't expected to miss any practice time.
Warner was hit by Vonnie Holliday after a 4-yard completion to Marshall Faulk in the fourth quarter of the Rams' 45-17 win Sunday. The quarterback was on his knees for several seconds, and the Rams called a timeout to give him a breather. He never left the game.
St. Louis quarterback Kurt Warner doesn't expect to miss any practice because of bruised ribs. Warner's Rams will play Philadelphia on Sunday in the NFC Championship.
X-rays taken Monday didn't show any broken ribs. Rams players had Monday and today off, and the team said Warner will practice Wednesday when workouts resume.
It's the latest minor setback for Warner, who bruised vocal cords in the regular-season finale Jan. 6. He rested his voice for 10 days and wore a special face mask to protect the throat in Sunday's game.
He also missed practice one day last week because of the stomach flu.
Warner had back spasms against the Packers, and the Rams think that might have stemmed from dehydration from his illness. He was 18-for-30 for 216 yards with two touchdowns and one interception. It was the third-lowest yardage total this season for Warner, who threw for 4,830 yards second most in NFL history.
"You could kind of tell he was a little bothered a little bit," wide receiver Torry Holt said. "But we told him to keep throwing it, keep hanging in there, just put it out there and we'll come up with some plays.
"It was just one of those days."
Otherwise, the Rams' worst injury coming out of Sunday's game was defensive tackle Jeff Zgonina's hyperextended elbow, which caused him to miss only a series in the second quarter. Faulk has a bruised hip, and Holt has a bone chip in his left wrist.
Martz expects offensive tackle Ryan Tucker, who missed the Packers game with a sprained ankle, to return for the NFC title game against the Philadelphia Eagles. Tucker's replacement, Rod Jones, struggled Sunday and his personal foul hurt the Rams' first drive.
"There were some assignment things that he had some problems with on two or three plays," Martz said. "He's just not up to speed with some of the things we do."
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