Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Buffalo Bills
40 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
40
Players
12
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. Compared with the other 495 team pairs, based on how many of these players are easy to name.
How this plays in The Chains
Every link in a puzzle is scored by how unlikely it was that a fan would name it. Connect a Bengals player to a Bills player through Kevin Brock and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.
Play today's puzzleEasy to name
Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.
- Common
Terrell Owens
WR · 1996–2010 · CIN 2010, BUF 2009
- Common
Takeo Spikes
LB · 1998–2012 · CIN 1998–2002, BUF 2003–2006
- Common
Nate Clements
DB · 2001–2012 · CIN 2011–2012, BUF 2001–2006
- Uncommon
Larry Ogunjobi
DL · 2017–2025 · CIN 2021, BUF 2025
- Uncommon
Manny Lawson
OLB · 2006–2016 · CIN 2011–2012, BUF 2013–2016
- Uncommon
Sam Adams
DL · 1994–2007 · CIN 2006, BUF 2003–2005
- Uncommon
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · CIN 2007–2008, BUF 2009–2012
- Uncommon
Jeff Burris
DB · 1994–2003 · CIN 2002–2003, BUF 1994–1997
- Uncommon
Zack Moss
RB · 2020–2024 · CIN 2024, BUF 2020–2022
- Uncommon
Preston Brown
OLB · 2014–2019 · CIN 2018–2019, BUF 2014–2017
- Uncommon
Keith Rivers
OLB · 2008–2014 · CIN 2008–2010, BUF 2014
- Uncommon
Tyler Kroft
TE · 2015–2023 · CIN 2015–2018, BUF 2019–2020
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Brandon Tate
WR · 2009–2018 · CIN 2011–2015, BUF 2016–2017
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, BUF 2015
- Rare
Brad Robbins
P · 2023–2025 · CIN 2023, BUF 2025
- Rare
Cody Ford
OL · 2019–2025 · CIN 2023–2025, BUF 2019–2021
- Rare
Shane Matthews
QB · 1993–2006 · CIN 2003, BUF 2004–2005
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CIN 2003–2009, BUF 2001
- Rare
Cordy Glenn
T · 2012–2019 · CIN 2018–2019, BUF 2012–2017
- Rare
Jake Kumerow
WR · 2016–2022 · CIN 2016, BUF 2020–2022
- Rare
Dan Herron
RB · 2012–2016 · CIN 2012, BUF 2015–2016
- Rare
Bobby Hart
T · 2015–2025 · CIN 2018–2020, BUF 2021–2022
- Rare
Marshall Newhouse
T · 2011–2020 · CIN 2014, BUF 2018
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, BUF 2011
- Rare
John Miller
G · 2015–2022 · CIN 2019, BUF 2015–2018
- Rare
Russell Bodine
C · 2014–2019 · CIN 2014–2017, BUF 2018
- Rare
Jim Ballard
QB · 1994–1998 · CIN 1994, BUF 1997–1998
- Rare
Ray Bentley
LB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1992, BUF 1990–1991
- Rare
Joe Giles-Harris
LB · 2019–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, BUF 2021–2022
- Rare
Quinton Spain
G · 2015–2021 · CIN 2020–2021, BUF 2019–2020
- Rare
Roy Manning
OLB · 2005–2007 · CIN 2007, BUF 2006
- Rare
Mike Brennan
OL · 1990–1991 · CIN 1990–1991, BUF 1991
- Rare
Kirk Chambers
T · 2004–2011 · CIN 2010, BUF 2007–2009
- Rare
Greg Mabin
DB · 2017–2022 · CIN 2019, BUF 2017
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · CIN 2014, BUF 2009–2010
- Epic
Craig Heimburger
OL · 1999–2001 · CIN 2000, BUF 2001
- Epic
Justin Murray
OL · 2017–2023 · CIN 2017, BUF 2022
- Epic
Adolphus Washington
DL · 2016–2018 · CIN 2018, BUF 2016–2018
- Epic
Shawn Powell
P · 2012–2013 · CIN 2013, BUF 2012–2013
- Epic
Kevin Brock
TE · 2011–2014 · CIN 2014, BUF 2011
Teams are counted as franchises, so earlier cities and names are included (the Raiders in Oakland, the Rams in St. Louis, the Titans as the Oilers). Rarity tiers come from the same scoring The Chains uses in its daily puzzles. A small set of one-season 2002 entries that couldn't be verified is left out.
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