To paraphrase Alan Partridge, victory over Scotland will have Wales feeling that they "have... had and are... bounced... bouncing... back'.
While Wayne Pivac and Dan Biggar weren't left needing to 'borrow a pen' post-match like Norfolk's finest disc jockey to sort out their mixed tenses, they were more than aware that bouncing back once isn't enough.
It's a process that needs continuation.
The bounce back needs to be backed up, so to speak.
After all, it's only one victory, but the coach and captain can be glad that Wales fronted up at the end of a week of questions and heavy soul-searching.
A week on from the horror show in Dublin, there was a marked improvement in virtually every facet of Wales' game.
The lineout functioned brilliantly, with Ryan Elias and Dewi Lake enjoying a fine day with their arrows.
And after Wales were physically manhandled at the breakdown on both sides of the ball, something that Will Rowlands admitted had hurt the Welsh forwards' pride, the pack brought the physicality to disrupt Scotland.
The attack arguably wasn't close to clicking, but just the ability to retain possession and carry strongly allowed Wales to build enough pressure to affect the scoreboard.
But, perhaps one of the most pleasing aspects was how Wales stood up defensively.
They weren't perfect, but they were relentless and smart in equal measure.
Scotland had caught England off with their brand of fast-paced opportunism, but Wales were aware of the danger.
At Murrayfield, Gregor Townsend's men had created the opening try for Ben White through a quick lineout, catching the English defence napping and allowing them to set up a midfield ruck that isolated English forwards as Scotland cut back against the grain on the second phase.
Whether Scotland were looking to use the same '11' play to bring Wales' defence one way before targeting the space voided is obviously unclear, but they, at the very least, looked to use the quick lineout ploy to create some form of chaos for Wales.
Except, unlike England, Wales are razor sharp to react. Taine Basham springs off the tail of the lineout to shut off Ali Price's passing lane, while Dan Biggar flies out of defence to close down Finn Russell.
By the time Russell manages to get some sort of makeshift pass away to Darcy Graham, the winger is caught well behind the gainline.
The other passages of play that typified their defence was simply how Wales played out the match after taking the lead for the final time.
From the moment Biggar's snap drop goal left his boots, the narrative of the final 10 minutes in Cardiff had been written.
Wales had the lead and it was about backing their defence to deliver the goods.
From the moment stand-in captain Biggar uttered the words "Give them nothing" to his side, the standard was set and they never once fell short.
Duhan van der Merwe was forced into coughing the ball up twice not long beyond the 70-minute mark.
The Welsh tackle choice - first through a scything double hit from Biggar and fellow centurion Jonathan Davies and then minutes later with a smart chop tackle from Tomos Williams - as much a reason for the Lions winger's loose hands as the Cardiff rain.
Davies wasn't the only replacement excelling in the tired rearguard effort.
Props Dillon Lewis and Gareth Thomas found themselves working in tandem.
The pair's joint tackle on George Turner, with Lewis then getting over the ball for a crucial turnover, was a vital flashpoint in the match - but it's made all the more impressive if you consider the work the pair had done in the 90-odd seconds before that.
Thomas put in a couple of crucial hits, including managing to scrag Stuart Hogg when the Lions full-back appeared to have have isolated the Ospreys prop, while Lewis is also involved to slow down the Scottish attack and get back into the defensive line.
Even if it looks like little, the work ethic and defensive reading is promising.
Then there were the 19 phases that Wales had to withstand in the closing embers of the game.
This wasn't exactly the 30-odd phase resistance against Ireland that typified the Warren Gatland era back in 2015.
Scotland looked out of ideas, but Wales did what they had to do to get over the line.
Sure, Scotland were never truly likely to break away from their own half, but with Davies on the field and proving that his ability to keep the defensive chain connected at all times remains as steadfast as always, it didn't seem that things would go awry.
It was fitting that it would be Davies who ended proceedings with a well-timed counter-ruck - another facet of Wales' smart and disciplined defensive work.
Given how certain corners of 'Welsh Rugby Twitter/Facebook' can never go five minutes without calling the decision to let Shaun Edwards go 'criminal', or other such emotive words, it would have been nice for Gethin Jenkins to dampen that constant drone of dissent for even the briefest of moments.
Saying Wales' defence isn't what it once was under Edwards is an easy stick to beat them with.
Perhaps it's not, but it's still capable of its fair share of grit and determination. As proven against Scotland.
Edwards himself would have been more than proud of that effort.
Drifting into Partridge again, the point is that people bounce back. Wales' defence, while adept at scrambling under immense pressure in Dublin, bounced back into a more dominant system in Cardiff, capable of dictating things on its own terms.
But it's not enough to be just the past tense 'bounced'.
If Wales are to find any joy against England at Twickenham in two weeks, then the defence, as much as any part of the game, will need to continue in a similar vein.
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