ATLANTA - sure lived up to that big contract. Jones hauled in nine pa ses for 141 yards, including a pair of touchdowns, and the came back after squandering a 17-point halftime lead to beat the 26-24 Monday night in the coaching debut of Dan Quinn. "You just trust the preparation, let it rip and have fun," Quinn said. "That's what we did." He sure enjoyed watching Jones, who was rewarded for the best season of his career with a new $71.25 million contract during the preseason. Showing no signs of complacency, Jones dominated the ' revamped secondary as the raced to a 20-3 halftime lead. But the rallied behind new quarterback , taking the lead for the Nick Bolton Jersey first time at 24-23 on ' 1-yard run with 8:37 remaining. Atlanta bounced back, driving into position for 's fourth field goal of the game, a 47-yarder with 6:27 to go that turned out to be the winner. was wide right on a 44-yard field goal that could have restored Philadelphia's lead. The had one more chance, but cornerback-turned-safety intercepted a pa s that went through the hands of , sealing the victory with 1:11 left. "Our defense stepped up at the end of the game," Atlanta quarterback said. "Ricardo has worked so hard." Ryan shook off a pair of interceptions, including one on the first po se sion of the second half that turned the momentum in Philadelphia's favor. He was 23 of 34 for 298 yards. Bradford, in his first regular-season game in nearly two years and making his debut for the , was 36 Shane Buechele Jersey of 52 for 336 yards. But Philadelphia's much- Marcus Allen Jersey hyped running game, led by newcomer , was largely a bust. After leading the NFL with more than 1,800 yards rushing in Dallas last season, Murray was held to 9 yards on eight carries. had only 4 yards, while led the way with 50 yards on the ground. Coach Chip Kelly's up-tempo offense looked unstoppable in the preseason but bogged down in the first half against the fired-up , who hope the energetic Quinn can turn things around from a 10-22 showing the last two seasons under Mike Smith. Other than a 69-yard drive that led to a field goal, the generated just 56 yards on their other seven first-half po se sions - three of which went three-and-out, and another ended quickly when Bradford was intercepted. The deficit would have been even bigger if Tommy Townsend Jersey not for 's dazzling one-handed interception while falling backward in the end zone. Jones was unstoppable in the first half, repeatedly burning new cornerback . He hauled in eight pa ses for 97 yards over the first two quarters, including touchdowns of 4 and 22 yards. Philadelphia clamped down in the second half, but Jones finally got loose for his only catch after the break - a 44-yarder that set up Bryant's winning field goal. Bryant also connected from 41, 39 and 44 yards. It didn't take long for the to steal the momentum after halftime. On the third play, Ryan threw a deep pa s down the middle just as he was hit, looking for . stepped in to make the interception, returning it 23 yards to the Atlanta 8. After an incomplete pa s, Murray took off around right end for Philadelphia's first touchdown of the season. The were forced to punt, and the put together their most impre sive drive of the night to that point. Despite four penalties, they went 95 yards in 13 plays, capped off by Bradford's 5-yard touchdown pa s to Murray that sliced Atlanta's James Winchester Jersey lead to 20-17. The running back hauled in the throw, cut back to leave sprawled face-first on the turf, and sauntered into the end zone. Philadelphia wasn't done, either. Bradford guided the 80 yards in just six plays, including four consecutive completions that went for 24, 12, 21 and 19 yards to the Atlanta 1. Mathews took it in from there, giving Philadelphia its first lead of the game. It wouldn't last. Copyright 2015 by The A sociated Pre s