(My Sportsbook) - Any possible chance Oakland coach Bill Callahan had of returning probably ended Monday night when the Raiders were humiliated by Brett Favre and the Packers, 41-7.

Favre had 311 passing yards in the first half and converted four third-down plays of 11 yards or more. Cornerback Phillip Buchanon was toasted five times in the first half and earned a spot on the sidelines in the second half.

Oakland played three quarterbacks in the game, but what has to have had sealed Callahan's fate as much as anything is his insistence on throwing the ball.

The Raiders came out firing with Rick Mirer. After falling behind 14-0 they briefly got back in the game with a touchdown drive featuring six runs and a pass. From there, Oakland again abandoned the run and threw the ball as if it still had an MVP quarterback under center.

Oakland had its best game offensively and its most successful game passing against the Chargers. Callahan figures to go out the way he came in last year: throwing the ball.

That gives Jerry Rice an outside chance for another 1,000-yard season. Rice had 10 receptions for 159 yards Monday night. He and Tim Brown played till the Raiders' final offensive snap. Earlier in the game, though, they were shuttled in and out of the lineup with Oakland at the 10-yard line. Mirer threw an interception ending that drive and the look of disgust on Rice's face was clear. Mirer's underthrown pass to former college hoop star Teyo Johnson was picked off in the right side of the end zone, while Rice, the leading touchdown maker in NFL history, was open on the left side of the end zone.

Oakland kept its core group together after three straight division titles, two AFC Championship tilts and a Super Bowl appearance. There will be plenty of new faces next year, making this the final game for many current Raiders.

Tackle Lincoln Kennedy likely won't play Sunday. He announced his retirement after the Monday night game. Rice and Brown have both said they want to continue playing at least another season, but it remains to be seen if they will want to play on a rebuilding Raiders team.

The first place the Raiders need to rebuild is the offensive line. The league's best during the Super Bowl run, injuries have decimated the unit. Oakland has not started the line that got it to the Super Bowl once this season. Left tackle Barry Sims is the only Raider lineman to play every game and he is having by far his worst pro season. Callahan said the main reason for the team's collapse has been injuries on the line.

"The success we've had around here has been attributed to what those guys have done up front," Callahan said. "We've been fortunate. We've been successful, and it's come to a point in time where we don't have that right now. We're going to have to rebuild that. That will be the No. 1 priority going into the offseason -- rebuilding and restructuring the offensive line."

Callahan said no team could win with so many injuries on the line.

"I don't see anyone doing very well in the NFL if they don't have an offensive line functioning at a high level," Callahan said. "You're not going to go very far. When you don't have the continuity and consistency within your own starting lineup, then you're not going to function very well.

"I was looking at the film and saying, 'My God, we've got [Brad] Badger, who is a left guard, playing right guard. We've got [Chad] Slaughter playing right tackle. We've got Langston Walker, who is a tackle, playing left guard."

Callahan won't know until game time how Oakland will line up across the line on Sunday.

Brown needs one touchdown for his 100th receiving score. QB Tee Martin made his debut Monday night and could see more playing time Sunday. A loss would give the Raiders the worst record in the AFC and guarantee them a top-three pick in the draft.