3 shocking stats from the Cowboys' 3-game slide

The Dallas Cowboys are quickly falling out of playoff contention, and continued their slide with a 28-6 blowout at the hands of the Los Angeles Chargers on Thursday.

Now in the midst of a three-game losing streak, the Cowboys (5-6) will need to win the majority of their final five regular-season games to make the postseason for the second consecutive year.

Here are three ugly stats that encapsulate Dallas' recent struggles:

10 straight quarters without a TD

Quite simply, the Cowboys have been a completely different team without Ezekiel Elliott. The offense has struggled immensely with last season's leading rusher suspended, and clearly misses Elliott's breakaway speed out of the backfield. Although Thursday's game was lopsided, Cowboys fans might have let out a begrudging sigh of relief when Rod Smith finally punched in a 2-yard touchdown in the fourth quarter. It had been 10 quarters since the Cowboys last scored a touchdown, and they've shown no signs of figuring things out without Elliott.

Outscored 72-6 in second halves

Dallas has been particularly dreadful in the second half during its three-game losing streak, with mere deficits quickly turning into insurmountable barriers. During the skid, the Cowboys have been outscored by a combined 66 points after halftime, and have failed to show any fight against the Falcons, Eagles, or Chargers. That lack of resiliency is troubling, and could spell further doom.

Prescott's worst stretch yet

Dak Prescott has surprisingly been the player most responsible for the Cowboys' collapse.

Many believed Elliott's absence would give the second-year quarterback an opportunity to prove he can survive without a robust running game. Perhaps that was a naive assumption. No one is willing to denounce Prescott - one of the game's best young talents - just yet. But he's been terrible throughout November, and will need to find his form in a hurry to turn the Cowboys' season around.