Still in the hunt for their first win of the season, the Rams flew to Ford Field for a Week 8 duel with the Detroit Lions.  St. Louis got the game's first points in the opening quarter as kicker Josh Brown booted a 41-yard field goal. In the second quarter, the Lions got on the board due to a Rams miscue.  Safety James Butler got an interception in his endzone.  He would then run out and then back in, where he would be tackled by Detroit running back Kevin Smith for a safety.  Afterwards, St. Louis would close out the half with a trick play.  On a fake field goal attempt, Brown would complete a 36-yard touchdown pass to tight end Daniel Fells. After a scoreless third quarter, the Lions began to rally in the fourth quarter as quarterback Matthew Stafford got a 4-yard touchdown and completed a 2-point conversion pass to running back Maurice Morris.  The Rams prevailed as running back Steven Jackson got a 25-yard touchdown run. With this win, St. Louis snapped a seventeen-game losing streak - their previous win having been against the Dallas Cowboys in Week 7 of the 2008 season - and provided the first win for rookie head coach Steve Spagnuolo before the Rams entered their bye week at 1-7.. Who had the shortest touchdown run?