For the sharks and panthers, that one week "bye" we had inbetween vegas and round 2 only made them look a bit more slugish. But it seemed to allow us to build up that intensity and raiders to keep it going without burning out.
Hats off to Ricky Stuart for being such an effective coach, but I can't stand the Raiders slowing tactics. They're worse than the Storm for me, and have been for a long time.