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Coach Leon Cameron has panned Greater Western Sydneys performance against Collingwood as the teams poorest hour of footy this AFL season. Walter Payton Jersey .Whether the 32-point loss is an anomaly, he says, will depend on their reaction against Brisbane next weekend.The 11th-placed Magpies put a significant dent in the Giants consistent campaign - and their top-four hopes - with a 32-point win at Spotless Stadium on Saturday.Though the Giants led by 24 points at the first break, Nathan Buckleys impressive side booted nine goals to take an 18-point lead at halftime and never ceded control.Cameron couldnt put his finger on exactly what went wrong, and whether or not the display was just an aberration.Time will tell really, Cameron said.We obviously havent returned after the bye in the shape we needed to.But Collingwood, to their credit, were just too hard for us. SThey won around the middle of the gSround where it mattered most.They won the stoppages and won the contested ball - it was a massive turnaround after quarter-time.For the next 60 minutes they dominated that area and thats where the game was won.Weve had 15 games and been pretty good in most of them, but that 60 minutes was probably our worst 60 minutes of the year.The loss combined with the Western Bulldogs win over Richmond has dropped the Giants from third to fifth on the table with a further slide likely before round 16 is out.Adelaide and North Melbourne are on equal 40 points with the Giants and still to play on Sunday, while the Kangaroos opponents West Coast are on 36 points but capable of overtaking on percentage.It makes next weeks away match against the Lions all the more crucial.Weve got to review this really well, were not going to hide away from it, Cameron said.The proof will be in the pudding whether or not we address the areas we were poor at and fix them up next Sunday. Richard Dent Jersey . The Islanders dealt Thomas Vanek to the Montreal Canadiens after less than a year on Long Island. Meanwhile, the Oilers dealt long-time sniper Ales hemsky to the Ottawa Senators on Wednesday for a fifth-round pick in 2014 and a third-rounder in 2015. Tom Waddle Jersey . - Blake Griffin had 30 points and 12 rebounds, J. http://www.officialchicagobearspro.com/Customized/ . First off, the fans ripped the Cubbies introduction of a fuzzy new kid-friendly mascot named "Clark". CINCINNATI -- The Bengals defense got better with linebacker Vontaze Burfict back in the middle of everything.Now the defending AFC North champions need to fix their offense, which gets stuck in place near the goal line.The addition of one missing piece could go a long way in that area, too.A 22-7 win over Miami on Thursday night at Paul Brown Stadium got the Bengals (2-2) back on even footing in many ways. Burfict returned from a three-game league suspension for his illegal hits and made an impact on a defense that had given up four touchdown passes only four days earlier.The biggest remaining problem is with the offenses inability to get into the end zone. The Bengals dominated in yards and time of possession, but managed only A.J. Greens touchdown catch and five field goals by Mike Nugent.That problem has to get fixed, and fast. Cincinnatis next two games are at Dallas (2-1) and New England (3-0), two places where they havent fared well.For whatever reason, every time we get in a scoring position, we have a little hiccup here or there, left tackle Andrew Whitworth said. The reality is our red zone percentage has to get better if were going to have a chance to get where we want.The Bengals have gotten inside the opponents 20-yard line 13 times during their four games, but managed only four touchdowns. Thats the fourth-lowest percentage in the league at 31 percent. Only Minnesota (28.6 percent), Washington (21.4 percent) and Houston (14.3 percent) are worse.For comparison, division-leading Baltimore (3-0) has scored touchdowns on 60 percent of its red zone chances. Pittsburgh (2-1) has gotten into the end zone on 71.4 percent of its opportunities. Even the winless Cleveland Browns with their injured quarterbacks have done better, scoring touchdowns 42.9 percent of the time.Its a huge drop-off from last season, when Cincinnati ranked sixth at 65 percent.Occasionally youre going to get stopped, but we have to make sure were not doing things to stop ourselves, coach Marvin Lewis said.. Devin Hester Jersey. The biggest change has been in the passing game. Receiver Marvin Jones had 14 touchdown catches in the last two seasons before heading to Detroit as a free agent. Tyler Eifert caught 13 touchdown passes last season, a club record for a tight end. So far this season, Green has two touchdown catches and running back Giovani Bernard has one -- and thats it through the air.Eifert tore a ligament in his left ankle during the Pro Bowl and missed all of camp, the preseason and the first four games while recovering. He has practiced on a limited basis for the last two weeks and will likely be back for the game at Dallas, barring a setback.Lewis said the problems are bigger than one player.Nothing is that simple, he said. One person doesnt make anything that simple.Lewis players see it otherwise, noting that the 6-foot-6 Eifert is a huge advantage in goal-line situations with his ability to outjump defenders and make difficult catches.Tyler is a great tight end, Green said. And in the red zone, hes unguardable. So whenever he comes back, its going to help.Game notes Lewis said there were no significant injuries from Thursday nights game. RB Jeremy Hill hurt his left shoulder and came out of the game in the first half, but returned and finished with 71 yards on 21 carries. Guard Clint Boling came out in the third quarter with an injured left shoulder, but returned. He sat out most of the fourth quarter with Cincinnati comfortably ahead. ... Burfict was on the field for more plays than any other Bengals linebacker -- 34 out of the 45 overall -- to help him get back into playing shape. Part of getting back into football conditioning is playing football, Lewis said. When we had the two-score lead, we were able to get some more plays in there for him, which is good.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '