Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Denver Broncos
45 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
45
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Broncos player through Tito Paul 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
Joe Flacco
QB · 2008–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, DEN 2019
- Common
Adam Jones
CB · 2005–2018 · CIN 2010–2017, DEN 2018
- Common
Noah Fant
TE · 2019–2026 · CIN 2025, DEN 2019–2021
- Common
Deltha O'Neal
DB · 2000–2008 · CIN 2004–2007, DEN 2000–2003
- Uncommon
Garrison Hearst
RB · 1993–2004 · CIN 1996, DEN 2004
- Uncommon
Sam Adams
DL · 1994–2007 · CIN 2006, DEN 2007
- Uncommon
Tory James
DB · 1996–2006 · CIN 2003–2006, DEN 1996–1999
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · CIN 2019–2022, 2025–2026, DEN 2023
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Andre Caldwell
WR · 2008–2015 · CIN 2008–2011, DEN 2012–2015
- Rare
Michael Myers
DL · 1998–2007 · CIN 2007, DEN 2005–2006
- Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · CIN 2002, DEN 2000–2001
- Rare
Nate Webster
LB · 2000–2008 · CIN 2004–2005, DEN 2006–2008
- Rare
Marquand Manuel
SS · 2002–2009 · CIN 2002–2003, DEN 2008
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, DEN 2022
- Rare
Domata Peko Sr.
DT · 2006–2020 · CIN 2006–2016, DEN 2017–2018
- Rare
Dalton Risner
OL · 2019–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, DEN 2019–2022
- Rare
Jimmy Spencer
DB · 1992–2003 · CIN 1996–1997, DEN 2000–2003
- Rare
DeShawn Williams
DT · 2016–2024 · CIN 2016, DEN 2020–2022
- Rare
Eric Thomas
DB · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1992, DEN 1995
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2016, 2018, DEN 2020
- Rare
Darius Phillips
DB · 2018–2022 · CIN 2018–2021, DEN 2022
- Rare
Evan Mathis
G · 2005–2016 · CIN 2008–2010, DEN 2015
- Rare
Brandon Allen
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2020–2022, DEN 2019
- Rare
Kasim Edebali
OLB · 2014–2018 · CIN 2018, DEN 2017
- Rare
Alfred Williams
LB · 1991–1999 · CIN 1991–1994, DEN 1996–1999
- Rare
Davontae Harris
DB · 2018–2022 · CIN 2018, DEN 2019–2020
- Rare
Tycen Anderson
DB · 2023–2026 · CIN 2023–2025, DEN 2026
- Rare
Kevin Hogan
QB · 2016–2021 · CIN 2020, DEN 2018
- Rare
Brett Rypien
QB · 2019–2025 · CIN 2025, DEN 2019–2022
- Rare
Brett Wallerstedt
LB · 1993–1997 · CIN 1994–1996, DEN 1994
- Rare
Quan Cosby
WR · 2009–2012 · CIN 2009–2010, DEN 2011
- Rare
Austin Calitro
LB · 2018–2022 · CIN 2021, DEN 2020
- Rare
Jon Melander
OL · 1991–1994 · CIN 1992, DEN 1993–1994
- Rare
Kirk Scrafford
OL · 1990–1998 · CIN 1990–1992, DEN 1993–1994
- Rare
Josh Mallard
DE · 2002–2008 · CIN 2008, DEN 2007
- Rare
Daniel Coats
TE · 2007–2010 · CIN 2007–2010, DEN 2010
- Rare
Wyatt Ray
DL · 2020–2022 · CIN 2021, DEN 2022
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Melvin Tuten
OL · 1995–2002 · CIN 1995–1996, DEN 1999–2000
- Rare
Cliff Russell
WR · 2003–2008 · CIN 2004, DEN 2008
- Epic
Hunter Sharp
WR · 2016–2018 · CIN 2018, DEN 2017
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · CIN 1991, DEN 1995–1996
- Epic
Herana-Daze Jones
SS · 2006–2008 · CIN 2006–2008, DEN 2008
- Epic
Richard Quinn
TE · 2009–2012 · CIN 2012, DEN 2009–2010
- Epic
Frank Robinson
DB · 1992–1993 · CIN 1992, DEN 1992–1993
- Epic
Tito Paul
DB · 1995–1999 · CIN 1997, DEN 1998
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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