By Jeremy Kahn

After winning for the first time in 368 days, things possibly looked began to look up for the Oakland Raiders; however in their next game, they returned to mediocrity.

Tre Mason scored two touchdowns, and Shaun Hill played a tremendous game and the St. Louis Rams simply throttled the Raiders 52-0 at the Edward James Dome.

Mason got the Rans on the scoreboard on the Rams first series of the game, as he took a Hill pass and scampered 35 yards to give the Rams a quick 7-0 lead.

On their next possession, Hill himself got into the end zone, as he scored from two yards out to increase the score up to two touchdowns.

After their third consecutive three-and-out to start the game, the Rams took advantage once again, as Tavon Austin made it 21-0, as he scored on a 18-yard run.

The Raiders then held the ball for over six minutes, but were forced to punt again and the Rams made quick work of yet another Marquette King punt.

Mason made it a four touchdown lead, as he took the handoff from Hill and ran right thru the Raiders defense for an 89-yard run just 12 seconds after the King punt.

This was the second worst loss in the Raiders 55-year history, falling three points short of a 55-0 loss to the Houston Oilers in 1961, the second year of existence of the franchise.

Derek Carr went 24-for-39 for 173 with two interceptions, before being replaced by Matt Schaub in the second half.

Schaub went for 5-for-9 for 57 yards passing and an interception that was returned 43 yards to the end zone by Trumaine Johnson.

Hill went 12-for-15 for 178 yards passing with two touchdowns passing, and that two-yard run in the first quarter.

The last time the Rams held a team scoreless was during the 2006 season, when they shutout the Raiders at the Coliseum by the final score of 20-0.

To matters even worse for the Raiders, this was the Rams biggest defeat in their 78-year history, only trailing their 59-0 victory over the Atlanta Falcons during the 1976 season.

After scoring touchdowns on their first five possessions of the game, the Rams kicked a field goal to give them a 38-0 lead at halftime, their most points in a half in team history.

In 1980, while playing the Green Bay Packers at Anaheim Stadium, the Rams scored 37 points.

Darren McFadden led the Raiders rushing game with 27 yards on the ground on 11 carries, while Maurice Jones-Drew carried the ball just five times and gained 21 yards.