(Sports Network) - With all the possible playoff scenarios catching everybody's attention, let's not forget about the battle for the No. 1 overall pick in next year's draft, the only race that currently involves the Oakland Raiders.

The Raiders (2-12) dropped their seventh straight game this Sunday and are still tied with Detroit for the worst record in the NFL. The Lions hold the tiebreaker currently, as they have a worse opponents' record, but that race is still very much in the air.

If the Silver & Black do finish with the coveted No. 1 pick, they may wind up picking Notre Dame's Brady Quinn, who would be the first QB selected by the Raiders in the first round since they took Todd Marinovich in 1991. For the record, Marinovich's short stint with the Raiders was not a shining moment in the franchise's history.

But before moving on to Quinn's tenure in Oakland, we should first take a look at the current regime of hapless Raiders.

Oakland was at home this past weekend, but was still handed a 20-0 loss by the St. Louis Rams. It was another example of sloppy Raiders' football, as Oakland wound up turning the ball over five times.

Head coach Art Shell also created controversy by pulling starting quarterback Aaron Brooks early in the fourth quarter in favor of Andrew Walter. Both quarterbacks have been terrible this season, and that trend continued in Sunday's game against the Rams.

Brooks completed 11-of-19 passes for 98 yards with no TDs and one interception. Walter threw for 131 yards on 14-of-20 passing, but was picked off twice without throwing a touchdown.

The move was made with Oakland down 13-0, and was obviously a feeble attempt to see if Walter had any fourth-quarter magic in him. Instead, he tossed an interception on his first drive, and St. Louis used that miscue to force a 20-0 lead.

So on top of not working in the game, the benching of Brooks also left the QB with a bad taste in his mouth.

"I can't make miracles happen," Brooks said. "Right now, it seems like we need a miracle to make something happen offensively."

Shell and Brooks are obviously frustrated at the way this season has gone, considering it was a big second chance for both. Shell was given another shot at head coaching after spending over a decade in various offensive line coaching and league office positions. His only previous job as head coach was with the Raiders from 1989-94.

Brooks, meanwhile, was signed by the Raiders after getting released by the Saints after the 2005 season, his fifth straight campaign as New Orleans' starter.

It's clear the fresh starts haven't worked for Shell and Brooks, but at least Oakland fans have some new faces to attach to this terrible era in Raiders history.

It's just sad to see a team with such a large and passionate fan base like the Raiders become a laughing stock.

MOSS IS LOST

Once upon a time, being without wide receiver Randy Moss for a game would have been a pretty tough obstacle to overcome, but the Raiders can hardly blame this week's loss on Moss' injury.

Moss missed his first game in his two seasons with Oakland, as he was forced to sit out the test against St. Louis with a sprained left ankle.

The five-time Pro Bowl receiver is on the way to his worst season in the NFL. Moss has 42 receptions for 553 yards and three touchdowns.

When Oakland acquired Moss in a trade with Minnesota after the 2004 season, the move was supposed to energize this Raiders offense and give his new club a better shot at executing the "vertical offense".

Instead, Moss has become just an overpaid component of an overall broken unit.

DUBIOUS RECORD ALERT

The Raiders are in the midst of the worst stretch in franchise history, as they are nearing the close of their fourth consecutive season with double- digit losses.

In fact, the team needs to win its final two tests of the year to avoid the club's worst post-merger record. The Raiders set the franchise mark with 4-12 season in 1997, 2003, 2005.

Oakland is also in danger of having its fewest wins in a season since going 2-12 in 1961, the second year of the franchise's existence.

UP NEXT

The Raiders play their final home game of the season next Saturday night, when they host the Kansas City Chiefs at the Coliseum