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Stefan Logan's 105-yard kickoff return helps Lions roll past Rams 44-6 for 1st win this season

The Detroit Lions ended their losing streak in a big way.Stefan Logan's 105-yard kickoff return broke a tie and sent the Lions to a 44-6 rout of the St. Louis Rams for their first win of the season and ended their 10-game losing streak.The win Sunday was the Lions' most-lopsided since beating the expansion Jacksonville Jaguars 44-0 in 1995.Logan's franchise-record tying score helped the Lions (1-4) outscore St. Louis 21-3 in the second quarter, and they didn't let up.The Rams (2-3) lost standout receiver Mark Clayton with an injured knee in the first quarter and limited rookie Sam Bradford's passing options.Shaun Hill threw for 227 yards and connected with Calvin Johnson, Brandon Pettigrew and Nate Burleson for touchdowns. Hill has started since Matthew Stafford separated his right shoulder in Week 1.The Lions' last win came against Cleveland on Nov. 11, 2009, when Stafford threw a fifth TD after getting briefly knocked out of the game.Detroit, which had the NFL's first 0-16 season two...

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