New Orleans Saints fan Michael Gindy, top and Steve Gleason, his wife Michel Gleason and son Rivers Gleason get ready before an NFL football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Atlanta Falcons in New Orleans, La. Sunday, Dec. 24, 2017.
Advocate staff photo by MATTHEW HINTONSteve Gleason's blocked punt against Atlanta in 2006 is one of the most iconic Saints moments in the long history of the rivalry with the Falcons.
New Orleans brought Gleason back to start Sunday's monumental game against the Falcons on Christmas Eve.
Gleason, the tireless fighter for the battle against ALS, was out on the field after the coin toss to lead the Who Dat chant.