Las Vegas police investigating report of fan incident with Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray

Editor's note: This story was updated on Tuesday to include a statement from Las Vegas police.

In the moments following the Arizona Cardinals' 29-23 overtime win over the Las Vegas Raiders Sunday at Allegiant Stadium, quarterback Kyler Murray appeared to be struck in the face as he celebrated with fans in the north end zone.

There is video that appears to show the incident, and Las Vegas police are investigating the matter, the Cardinals confirmed Monday following a published report earlier in the day from the Associated Press.

The report says police confirmed that a battery complaint was made at about 6:30 p.m., at the stadium. The Cardinals were leaving the building near that time. A spokesperson did not name Murray as the person who reported the incident, but confirmed the allegation was that “a spectator at the stadium struck a professional football player.”

That was confirmed by the The Arizona Republic on Tuesday morning in an e-mail from the Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department. The statement said a crime report was taken, the suspect has not been identified and that the incident is an ongoing investigation.

The blow to Murray's face appeared direct enough to cause the quarterback to react and look for who hit him. It took place as he celebrated with Cardinals fans in the front row, and Cardinals teammates held Murray back as he looked for the offender.

Cardinals head coach Kliff Kingsbury was informed of, but had not yet seen any footage of the incident when he spoke with reporters Monday afternoon at team headquarters. He had pointed comments for the fan.

"Yeah, I think the guy's a lowlife, whoever did it," Kingsbury said. "I hope they arrest him and he gets fired and can never go to another game."

Murray had a big second half in helping lead the Cardinals to one of the largest comeback wins in franchise history. According to the Cardinals, he became the first player in NFL history to have a passing touchdown, a rushing touchdown, a two-point conversion pass and a two-point conversion run in the same game.

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Quick outs

—DL J.J. Watt got his first action of the season after missing Week 1 and had an early sack. Watt was limited to 42 snaps on defense Sunday in his first game off a calf injury. He said Murray's performance was special. "Nobody else can do that," Watt said Sunday after the game. "I just watched him do things that prove why he is who he is, and prove why we didn't doubt in the game, no matter how bleak it looked."

—Cardinals RB James Conner is day to day with an ankle injury he sustained in the third quarter on Sunday. Conner didn't play the rest of the game after the injury though he was in uniform on the sideline. "He's a tough guy. We just wanted to make sure he was 100 percent before we put him back in."

—Kingsbury said LB Isaiah Simmons "can be as good as he wants" after Simmons' playing time was reduced significantly Sunday, then the third-year pro forced the fumble that started the game winning play. "He knows that. He knows that's how we feel about him. It was a big step in the right direction, I hope it continues."

—Kingsbury said he enjoyed the atmosphere at Allegiant Stadium, in the Cardinals' first-ever game there. "The stadium is nice and modern as (any) I've ever been around, and the fans were rocking. It was fun to play in," Kingsbury said.

—Arizona improved to 28-16-4 all time in overtime games. The Cardinals' .625 winning percentage in overtime games is the best in NFL history, according to the club.

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This article originally appeared on Arizona Republic: Vegas police investigate report of fan hitting Cardinals' Kyler Murray