PARIS -- Radamel Falcao is quite his old self again, and Monacos attack is flourishing under his influence.The striker bagged a second consecutive brace in the space of three days as the Principality side trashed struggling Nancy 6-0 on Saturday to reduce the gap to French league leader Nice to three points.Falcao, who returned to Monaco after two disappointing seasons in the English Premier League at Manchester United and Chelsea, also scored twice midweek in a 3-0 win over CSKA Moscow in the Champions League. His good performances have not gone unnoticed, as Falcao has earned a recall to the Colombia squad for World Cup qualifiers against Chile and Argentina.We have been enjoying a fantastic week, Falcao said. Im very happy with the four goals I scored, but even more because we won the two matches.After a thigh injury and a concussion slowed him down earlier this season, Falcao has improved his physical condition and was able to stay on the pitch for 71 minutes against Nancy. 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The Cowboys (4-1) scored touchdowns on their first three possessions and led 28-0 early in the third quarter before easing up.There was not a lot to be happy about, Lewis said.The biggest issues were on defense. The Bengals knew that Dallas would run right at them, trying to keep rookie quarterback Dak Prescott out of stressful situations. The Cowboys did whatever they wanted to do, with Ezekiel Elliott running for 134 yards on only 15 carries -- his 60-yard touchdown run put the game away early in the third quarter.Prescott threw for a touchdown and ran for another. The Cowboys piled up 180 yards on the ground, the most allowed by a Bengals defense since Seattle ran for 200 in the fifth game last seasoon.ddddddddddddast season, the Bengals allowed only seven opponents to rush for 100 yards in 17 games; theyve already done it three times in five games.Cincinnati figured the defense would be back in form with linebacker Vontaze Burfict back from his three-game NFL suspension, but everything was out of sorts in Dallas.You cant have games like that, defensive coordinator Paul Guenther said, taking a break from watching video of the Patriots 33-13 win in Cleveland on Sunday.Its just uncharacteristic, and quite honestly I was surprised how the game came out. I give Dallas credit. They beat us up front.The Bengals are at a crossroads. The defending AFC North champions already trail Pittsburgh (4-1) by two games and Baltimore (3-2) by one. The previous time they started 2-4, the Bengals ended up at 4-12.Im motivated from yesterday, Dunlap said. We have a challenge now to get back to playing our way.Game notes Running back Jeremy Hill aggravated a sore left shoulder on Sunday and was limited to four carries for 12 yards. Hill said on Monday that the injury isnt serious and he expects to be available to play in New England. ... Burfict was on the field for 44 of the defenses 57 plays. Guenther said its part of the progression of getting the linebacker back to full form after missing the first three games. In his first game back against the Dolphins, Burfict was on the field for 34 of the 45 plays.---Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and AP NFL Twitter feed: www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '