Cowboys’ road woes continue with blowout loss at Buffalo

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The Dallas Cowboys, aka “America’s Team,” are having a hard time when they leave North Texas.

The Cowboys clinched a playoff berth before Sunday’s game at Buffalo began, but they fell a game behind in the race for the NFC’s top seed thanks to their ongoing struggles on the road.

The Cowboys (10-4) were overpowered on both sides of the line of scrimmage in soggy conditions and saw their five-game win streak end with a 31-10 loss to the Bills. Unbeaten in seven home games, Dallas dropped to 3-4 on the road.

“Unacceptable,” star pass rusher Micah Parsons said of the team’s road woes.

The Cowboys dropped a half-game behind Philadelphia in the NFC East, and San Francisco now controls the top spot in the conference.

“There’s no excuse for it,” Parsons said. “It’s mind-boggling. I don’t understand it. Why we are not playing well and we’re not coming together on the road? It’s something that we need to look at and get better.”

The Cowboys have a few more chances to find answers. Two of their final three games are on the road, starting next weekend at AFC East-leading Miami.

“Regardless of what’s in front of us, and all the other conversations, there’s too big of a gap between home and away,” coach Mike McCarthy said.

The Cowboys entered the weekend with the NFL’s highest-scoring offense, having outscored their opponents at home by a margin of 279-108. But Dallas has been outscored 156-152 on the road.

“I wish I could put my finger on the difference between the home team and away team that we are approaching this thing,” said Dak Prescott, who finished 21 of 34 passing for a season-low 134 yards and was intercepted for the first time in five games.

“We have to try and…