"Falcons tight end Tony Gonzalez had a shaky flight back to California.

"Great job to the four pilots that landed the plane. You guys kept everyone calm," Gonzalez wrote on his Twitter.com page at 2:51 am.

Earlier at 1:15 a.m. he tweeted, "Long day but SO glad to be home!! We took off and the right engine went out. Had to make an emergency landing. Its a good day to be alive!!""