After Strong Start, Vikings Can’t Stop 2nd-Half…

“I kind of knew that, if he was hurting us, that they’d probably call on me to start covering him,” Peterson said. “But we had good coverage on him all game. Aaron was making some great throws, Kris was in position a bunch of times, but it was just that Aaron-and-Davante connection that seems to be so hard to stop right now – especially that back-shoulder fade that’s just one of the most lethal throws in the game. Aaron and Davante have that down really good.

“Coming out of halftime, coach told me that I would be shadowing Davante, and that’s what I did,” Peterson added. “Unfortunately, the game was a little bit of out of hand, so they ran the ball to try to milk the clock.”

Peterson was asked if it was difficult to stand by and watch his teammates give up big catches to Adams. He acknowledged that while challenging to see the situation out of his hands, the veteran corner reiterated that Boyd put forth a valiant effort.

“Aaron was making some great throws. It wasn’t like Kris was out of position at all; he was right there. [Rodgers] was just making some bang-bang throws,” Peterson said. “As a corner, that’s tough on us, because those 50-50 balls, you kinda wanna come down with them. I like to call them 51-49, because I wanna be on that 51-percent side. But Aaron was making some great throws, Kris was in position, and as a DB, that’s just something you have to live with.”