http://www.yardbarker.com/rss/player/1633 Recent articles about Patrick Crayton en-us The flip side to the meeting of punt returners Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys and Philadelphia's DeSean Jackson on Sunday is that each will go against coverage units that have been good recently. In the last six games, the Eagles have allowed only 3.9 yards per punt return with nothing longer than 11 yards. In the Cowboys' last three games, they have allowed only 3.6 yards per return. In that span, Mat McBriar has had six punts inside the opponents 20. Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:43:20 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Cowboys_Eagles_covering_punts_well/1520092 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Cowboys_Eagles_covering_punts_well/1520092 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Cowboys_Eagles_covering_punts_well/1520092 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/8/1/8109ff14fced5f977648d4961e71f0a35501027e/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f89613674.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF1937481C04F04AA2143EF345AD29EBC3256.jpg Two premiere punt returners will meet on Sunday: Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys and DeSean Jackson of Philadelphia. They have markedly different styles. Jackson has averaged 15.6 yards with one touchdown for 14 returns. He gets his yardage with speed and elusiveness. Crayton has averaged 16.6 yards with two touchdowns, one in each of the last two games, for 17 returns. Eagles special teams coach Ted Daisher described Crayton as a ``north-south'' returner with no fancy touches... Sat, 07 Nov 2009 16:33:56 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Crayton_Jackson_have_differing_styles/1520056 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Crayton_Jackson_have_differing_styles/1520056 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Crayton_Jackson_have_differing_styles/1520056 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/285a3583564d96be4f14a26bf8193e9c3dafbef6/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_5905.jpg The Dallas Cowboys' Patrick Crayton has returned punts for touchdowns each of the last two games, tying the franchise record for punt returns for scores in a single season. The NFL record is four, shared by Jack Christensen (Detroit, 1951), Rich Upchurch (Denver, 1976) and Devin Hester (Chicago, 2007). Crayton's two returns were of 73 yards against Atlanta and 82 against Seattle. If he runs another back this season, he'll join an exclusive group of just four other players this dec... Thu, 05 Nov 2009 10:35:04 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Dallas_Cowboys_apos_Crayton_closing_in_on_elite_company/1504828 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Dallas_Cowboys_apos_Crayton_closing_in_on_elite_company/1504828 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Dallas_Cowboys_apos_Crayton_closing_in_on_elite_company/1504828 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/d/2/d23c1e4a99cc9feedfc67ab2e3eaf2a433466241/small/Dallas_Cowboys_2009_b4f1.jpg The last time the Cowboys visited Philadelphia they left with a 44-6 loss that ended their 2008 season. Patrick Crayton said he watched only a half of the game film, calling it "disgusting." Wade Phillips and the coaches watched it to see what went wrong that day. As the Cowboys prepare for their return to Lincoln Financial Field this week, Phillips said he's not sure if he will mention 44-6 to the players this week but he knows it's going to come up plenty. The Cowboys ar... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 15:00:44 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Wade_Phillips_not_sure_if_he_plans_history_lesson/1486350 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Wade_Phillips_not_sure_if_he_plans_history_lesson/1486350 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Wade_Phillips_not_sure_if_he_plans_history_lesson/1486350 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/7/37ef5e6835088e603f3cafcd9f3460fabf1f898c/small/Dallas_Cowboys_Training_74a9.jpg Patrick Crayton of the Dallas Cowboys will attempt in Sunday's game against Philadelphia to become the first player in six years to have a kick return for a touchdown in three consecutive games. Dante Hall accomplished the feat with Kansas City in 2003. On Sept. 21, he returned a punt 73 yards for a touchdown against Houston. A week later, he had a 97-yard kickoff return for a touchdown against Baltimore. In the following game, Hall had a 93-yard punt return for a touchdown against Denver... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 14:42:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Crayton_goes_for_three_in_a_row/1485723 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Crayton_goes_for_three_in_a_row/1485723 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Crayton_goes_for_three_in_a_row/1485723 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e5e51de3e33c32b560b41c221446ed4a50c47df/small/Dallas_Cowboys_2007_09ac.jpg When you travel to Philadelphia to play a game, you don't just contend with the Eagles. You must contend with the fans. Receiver Patrick Crayton relishes the experience. "We've got to be ready,'' Crayton said. "It's going to be loud. There is going to be some rudeness in the city of Brotherly Love. But it's what you expect. "I love playing in stadiums like that. I love the boos, the eggs thrown at the bus. It's a wonderful football atmosphere.&#39... Mon, 02 Nov 2009 11:48:46 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Crayton_ready_for_boos_and_eggs/1484382 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Crayton_ready_for_boos_and_eggs/1484382 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Crayton_ready_for_boos_and_eggs/1484382 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/9/f9ce1c51c9ff9dc0224dcdc635ee4d98efb1cd7f/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_99b0.jpg Over the next few days, a lot of the Cowboys will be asked to reflect on their loss to Philadelphia to end last season. The first response is supplied by Patrick Crayton. "We lost 44-6, dude,'' Crayton said. "We had a chance to go to the playoffs and lost 44-6. It's got to be the worst feeling in the world. "We literally got our asses kicked up and down the field. Plain and simple. There were no ifs, ands or butts about it. You can't sugarcoat it. "We j... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 17:54:40 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_reflects_on_loss_to_Philadelphia/1480328 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_reflects_on_loss_to_Philadelphia/1480328 http://www.yardbarker.com/all_sports/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_reflects_on_loss_to_Philadelphia/1480328 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/d/7d80b1b2bcb6257b8121e4a8a00a7100d3508e8e/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_b7c7.jpg Watching Patrick Crayton return another punt for a touchdown for the second consecutive game, it made me wonder. Will Allen Rossum even be asked to return a kick for this team once he's healthy? Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:24:51 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Crayton_does_it_again/1479358 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Crayton_does_it_again/1479358 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Crayton_does_it_again/1479358 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/4/e/4e5e51de3e33c32b560b41c221446ed4a50c47df/small/Dallas_Cowboys_2007_09ac.jpg Patrick Crayton's 82-yard touchdown on a punt return ties the franchise record for most in a season. Crayton, who had a touchdown against Atlanta last week, ties Bob Hayes (1968), Kelvin Martin (1992), Wayne McGarity (2000), Deion Sanders (1998) and Kelvin Williams (1993) as the only Cowboys to have two punt returns for TDs in a season. Hayes had punt return TDs in consecutive games, December 8 against Pittsburgh and December 15 against the New York Giants. Crayton is the only other to ... Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:24:35 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_ties_Cowboys_punt_return_TD_record/1479359 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_ties_Cowboys_punt_return_TD_record/1479359 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_ties_Cowboys_punt_return_TD_record/1479359 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/f/7fe58a4529d8fe25a3c19272221eeaa4f559d04b/small/GettyImageProxy.ashx_requestUrl_http_3a_2f_2fcache.gettyimages.com_2fxc_2f53326184.jpg_3fv_3d1_26c_3dEWSAsset_26k_3d2_26d_3d17A4AD9FDB9CF193268B03E3DD5E0E09AF96A912276DABD7.jpg Patrick Crayton muffed a punt and fumbled a reverse. But he added his second punt return for a touchdown in as many weeks, taking a Jon Ryan punt back 82 yards for a touchdown. So good was the blocking that the only time Crayton was touched was when he stiff-armed Ryan at midfield. This came after he had a 23-yard punt return that helped set up the Miles Austin touchdown that made it 28-10. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:23:06 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_does_it_again/1479360 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_does_it_again/1479360 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_does_it_again/1479360 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/7/d/7dd73f49fd22e4788f2f69536d991d516c7fdddc/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_4e09.jpg Dallas Cowboys wide receiver Patrick Crayton was betrayed by his hands twice in the third quarter. In both instances, he was not operating as a receiver. Crayton muffed a punt but recovered the loose ball at the Cowboys eight. Crayton lost the punt-returner job earlier in this season after two drops against Kansas City. On the next possession, Crayton lost the ball on an end-around plan and ended with an 11-yard loss. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:07:48 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bad_case_of_dropsies_apos_for_Patrick_Crayton/1479316 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bad_case_of_dropsies_apos_for_Patrick_Crayton/1479316 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Bad_case_of_dropsies_apos_for_Patrick_Crayton/1479316 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/f/d/fdd317dd7c4258287cc6b38a5d9c8529c09ebc9a/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_c3c5.jpg Patrick Crayton continued a fortunate trend for the Cowboys when he recovered his fumble on the punt return. That's the third fumble that has bounced into the hands of a Dallas player. Sun, 01 Nov 2009 14:53:50 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_fumbling_recovering/1479169 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_fumbling_recovering/1479169 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Cowboys_fumbling_recovering/1479169 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/2/8/285a3583564d96be4f14a26bf8193e9c3dafbef6/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_5905.jpg After Patrick Crayton's poor performance against Kansas City, the Cowboys acquired return specialist Allen Rossum and gave Crayton's spot in the starting lineup to Miles Austin. Crayton expressed disappointment that he was not informed, face to face, of the demotion. But he responded with an impressive performance. Crayton scored on a 5-yard pass from Tony Romo, which gave Dallas a 17-7 lead just before halftime. Back on punt returns after Rossum injured his hamstring on his first re... Mon, 26 Oct 2009 17:47:00 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_turns_negative_into_positive/1439793 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_turns_negative_into_positive/1439793 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_turns_negative_into_positive/1439793 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/3/9/39cfd83abeb3ec7c1dea5322dc3e654f70e32c29/small/New_York_Giants_4cc2.jpg Since the Cowboys' last game, Patrick Crayton lost his starting wide receiver spot and his punt return job. He responded with the third two-touchdown game of his career. He caught a 5-yard touchdown pass from Tony Romo to close the first half and he closed out the game with a 73-yard punt return that made it 34-14 with 8:38 left to play. But Crayton was not gloating or feeling vindicated. "I'm pleased that we got the win," Crayton said. "That's what matters.&quot... Sun, 25 Oct 2009 20:42:43 -0500 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_not_talking_vindication/1434270 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_not_talking_vindication/1434270 http://www.yardbarker.com/nfl/article_external/Patrick_Crayton_not_talking_vindication/1434270 http://www.yardbarker.com/media/e/d/ed87a6f6fdefa6fbca5df5ddac72bb7e046712bd/small/Dallas_Cowboys_v_53ec.jpg Cowboys receiver Patrick Crayton said Wednesday that he believes he has been demoted, making way for Miles Austin. Crayton said he was disappointed that he had not been informed of the lineup change. He said comments from coach Wade Phillips indicate he's being replaced by Austin as a starter on Sunday against Atlanta. Austin set a club record with 250 reception yards against Kansas City, a game in which Crayton mishandled a punt out of bounds. ``He said it to you guys without saying ... 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