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NEW ORLEANS - Andy Dalton rebounded from one of the worst outings of his career with a composed and ruthlessly efficient effort on the road.Completing 73 per cent of his throws, Dalton had three touchdown passes, and the Cincinnati Bengals dropped the New Orleans Saints to a second straight loss, 27-10 on Sunday.For Dalton, the game represented a dramatic reversal from a week ago, when he completed only 10 passes for 86 yards and had a passer rating of 2.0 in a 24-3 loss to Cleveland.Against New Orleans (4-6), Dalton gave the Bengals (6-3-1) an early lead they never relinquished. He was 16 of 22 for 220 yards, did not throw an interception and finished with a passer rating of 143.9.Two of Daltons touchdown passes went to tight end Jermaine Gresham. The other was a pinpoint 24-yard pass along the left sideline to A.J. Green, who had six catches for 127 yards.Drew Brees passed for 255 yards, including a 9-yard TD to Kenny Stills on the first play of the fourth quarter.Despite the loss, the Saints remained tied with Atlanta for first place in the NFC South after the Falcons defeated Carolina.It was the Saints worst loss in the Superdome since a 34-13 defeat to Denver in 2004.Until recently, the Saints were exceedingly difficult to beat in the Superdome, where New Orleans had not lost in more than a season before falling in overtime to San Francisco last Sunday.A sizeable crowd tried to generate chaos-inducing noise when the Bengals offence was on the field, but Dalton looked unfazed and in control. He threw confidently from the pocket for much of the game, but also scrambled away from the pass rush when needed and completed passes on the run — and the Bengals converted nine of 13 third downs.The Bengals were also balanced. In his first season out of LSU, Louisiana native Jeremy Hill carried 27 times for 152 yards. His 62-yard run set up a field goal at the end of the first half, giving the Bengals a 13-3 lead while frustrated fans began booing the Saints as they headed to the locker room.The crowd briefly regained its energy early in the fourth quarter, sensing a chance for the Saints to get back in the game. Cincinnati had the ball and a 20-10 lead, but faced third-and-18 on its 12.Dalton spotted Green in one-on-one coverage with Brian Dixon along the right sideline, hitting him in stride deep downfield for a 38-yard gain.The play sustained a drive that culminated in Greens TD, after which a number of fans started filing out.Cincinnatis defence entered the game looking beat up and missing starting linebacker Vontaze Burfict (knee) and starting cornerback Terence Newman (knee).Still, the unit held firm, stifling New Orleans for most of the game, holding Brees to his second-lowest yards passing total all season (292) while also ending Mark Ingrams three-game streak of 100-yard rushing games. 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There wasnt a lot of offensive flow to Tuesdays game with the Lightning outshooting the Jets 5-2 in the first with Valtteri Filppula opening the scoring 1:20 in. The Jets capitalized on a 5-on-3 power play to tie the game 1-1. Olli Jokinen converted a Mark Scheifele pass, Jokinens 11th on the year and first power play goal of the season. For Scheifele it was his 13th point in the last 14 games. Scheifele, who had five points in his first 24 games, now has 18 in his last 22 games. Dustin Byfuglien also had an assist on the goal. There was a little more action in the second with the shots 12-7 in favour of the Lightning, with each team scoring a goal. The Jets took a 2-1 lead on a power play goal by Byfuglien, assists to Blake Wheeler and Ondrej Pavelec. Byfuglien now has 12 points, including four goals, in his last 13 games. Ondrej Palat tied the game at 15:37 on an odd man rush. The third period was all Tampa. They outshot the Jets 16-5, outscored them 2-0 and watched as the Jets frustration level boiled over. Pavelec was the only reason this game stayed close as the final shots were 33-14. Marty St. Louis on a power play made it a 3-2 game, St. Louis then added an empty net goal to put the game away. In the final 15 minutes of the third the Jets took five minor penalties and a fighting major. On the empty nnet goal Zach Bogosian lost his footing and went hard into the back boards, and headed straight for the dressing room with an upper body injury.dddddddddddd There was no post game update on his condition. The Jet had only 14 shots, their lowest total this season. Scheifele played a season high 20:56, while Devin Setoguchi saw his ice time drop to a season low 5:35. Setoguchi has not scored in 17 games. Bryan Little has now gone 11 games without a goal. Playing seven games in 12 days seems to have taken a toll on the Jets as there was not a lot of jump to their game. Bogosian and Eric Tangradi each had three shots on goal. The power play connected twice, after going zero for 13 over the last six games. From players to coach Claude Noel, the frustration was evident in the post-game interviews. “The game was poorly played, poorly executed. We did not get anything out of that game that was positive. For us this is the worst weve played. We had nothing. It was a very empty game and we got very little production.” When asked if he got enough out of his top players, Noel said, “The whole body of work was not very good. Im not going to throw our best players under the bus. Thats not going to happen. Well look at it and try and figure out where we go from here.” The Jets do not play again until Saturday when the three-game home stand continues against Columbus (TSN 1290), with Phoenix here Monday (TSN Jets, TSN 1290). Saturday will be Evander Kanes 300th NHL game. The 22-year-old has 11 points in the last 12 games, including seven goals. ' ' '