ATLANTA — Falcons safety Ricardo Allen insisted he didn’t have to work hard for his game-saving interception.

He said the hard work was done by the pass rush that made Philadelphia’s Sam Bradford hurry the throw and the tight coverage of the cornerbacks that forced the ball to the middle of the field.

“They tipped the ball and it landed in my lap,” Allen said.

Atlanta recovered after blowing a big halftime lead and beat the Philadelphia Eagles 26-24 on Monday night to give new coach Dan Quinn a dramatic win in his debut.

Matt Bryant kicked four field goals, including a 47-yarder with 6:27 remaining that gave the Falcons the two-point lead. There seemed to be little chance that small lead could withstand another possession by the Eagles.

The Eagles, who fell behind 20-3 at halftime, seemed unstoppable in the second half. DeMarco Murray had an 8-yard scoring run and a 5-yard touchdown catch in the third quarter. Ryan Mathews’ 1-yard scoring run gave the Eagles a 24-23 lead midway through the final period.

Matt Bosher’s 57-yard punt left Bradford with 1:49 remaining as he started a final drive at the Eagles 14. Bradford completed one short pass, followed by an incompletion, before his third-down attempt when through Jordan Matthews’ hands — straight into Allen’s grasp.

Bradford, making his debut for the Eagles and his return from two knee surgeries, was 36 of 52 for 336 yards with one touchdown and two interceptions.

49ers 20, Vikings 3SANTA CLARA, Calif. — With franchise rushing leader Frank Gore long gone to the Colts, CarlosHyde quickly showed the San Francisco 49ers still have a reliable power runner. He scored touchdowns on runs of 17 and 10 yards and finished with 168 yards rushing on 26 carries to lead the Niners to a 20-3 victory against the Minnesota Vikings in Jim Tomsula’s debut as head coach minus the interim status he had for the final game of 2010.Hyde wanted to outplay the better-known No. 28 on the field, Adrian Peterson. He did that and more.Peterson ran 10 times for 31 yards.49ers linebacker NaVorro Bowman had one of five sacks against Teddy Bridgewater.