Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson viciously trolled Kyler Murray with a 'Call of Duty' celebration after an interception
- The Minnesota Vikings beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-26 on Sunday.
- No one was happier with the win than Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson, who used to play for the Cardinals.
The Minnesota Vikings beat the Arizona Cardinals 34-26 on Sunday to move to 6-1 on the season.
No one was happier with the result than Vikings cornerback Patrick Peterson, who spent the first decade of his career with the Cardinals.
While Peterson was a star defender in Arizona, recognized as an All-Pro three times during his stint with the Cardinals, he didn't leave on good terms — a fact he made clear on Sunday.
During the game, Peterson played well, breaking up three passes that came his way. After safety Harrison Smith picked off Kyler Murray in the third quarter, Peterson celebrated in the end zone by pantomiming playing video games — an apparent reference to Murray's known gaming habits.
After the game, Peterson was coy about his shot at Murray.
"I think it was Call of Duty," Peterson said. "Is that what they call it? Modern Warfare? I'm not a gamer. I don't know anything about video games. I just heard that game just came out."
But Peterson was far clearer about other problems he had with the Cardinals organization.
"Where's Steve Keim?" Peterson said on the field after the game, speaking of the Cardinals general manager. "Still running from me."
Peterson also explained that he sometimes had disparaging "fan mail" passed along to him while with the Cardinals — emails that were addressed to team ownership that took shots at his play.
"I've been told a lot of things about me with the other organization," Peterson said. "Getting fan mail from the owner saying that I can't tackle, I'm old, I lost it."
Peterson got the better of his former team on Sunday, and with the Vikings now 6-1, the rest of his season is looking pretty good as well.