Week 6 NFL mismatches: Why Falcon could excel, Cowboy may stumble

Yardbarker's Michael Nania analyzes the biggest positional mismatches each week during the NFL season. Falcons TE Austin Hooper vs. Cardinals LBs, safeties Arizona's defense, which ranks 29th in points allowed per drive and 30th in defensive DVOA (defense-adjusted value over average), is awful. The Cardinals and Redskins are the only teams to allow 23 points or more in five consecutive games to start the season. One of Arizona's major problems is its penchant for getting picked on by tight ends. The Cardinals have allowed more receiving touchdowns (six) and receiving yards (461) to tight ends than any other team in the league. Blame can be spread across the defense. Inside linebackers Jordan Hicks and Haason Reddick have allowed one touchdown each, as has outside linebacker Chandler Jones. Safety D.J. Swearinger is the biggest culprit, leading the way with three touchdowns allowed to tight ends, including two by Carolina's Greg Olsen in Week 3. This play is the first of Olsen's two touchdowns. Swearinger lin

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