Deion Jones was prowling the field on Sunday against Miami, ending the day with 15 tackles, a sack and three tackles for a loss. That eye-catching day won him NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors.
As AtlantaFalcons.com managing editor Scott Bair wrote, this is Jones’ third such honor, tying him with franchise greats Deion Sanders and Chuck Smith for the defender with the most Defensive Player of the Weeks honors in franchise history. He previously won in December 2017 for a 10 tackle, 2 tackle for loss effort capped off with a 41 yard interception return against Drew Brees, and again in December 2019 for his game-ending interception and touchdown return against Jameis Winston and the Buccaneers.