Falcons' Pees resumes lead role with defense following scare
Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith on reacts to a call in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Atlanta Falcons head coach Arthur Smith on reacts to a call in the second half of an NFL football game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (AP Photo/Butch Dill)

Dec. 18, 2022 03:08 PM EST
Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is carted off the field shortly before the game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is carted off the field shortly before the game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, on Sunday, Dec. 18, 2022. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Dec. 18, 2022 01:02 PM EST
Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is carted off the field shortly before Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Atlanta Falcons defensive coordinator Dean Pees is carted off the field shortly before Sunday's game against the New Orleans Saints in New Orleans, Sunday, Dec.18, 2022. (Brett Duke/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Dec. 18, 2022 01:02 PM EST