Updated: September 30, 1999, 6:31 PM ET
War Room: Raiders at Seahawks
Head Coach Jon Gruden opened last week's game unconventionally -- with the pass. Look for Gruden to focus on the ground game early against the Seahawks, pounding the ball inside with new starting RB Tyrone Wheatley.
Last week, Wheatley didn't receive many carries until the fourth quarter, because the Raiders wanted to get Napoleon Kaufman untracked. Kaufman has been close to breaking some big runs the past couple of weeks, but his darting style will not pose many problems against the Seahawks' athletic front seven.
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