Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Kansas City Chiefs
34 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
34
Players
10
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 Chiefs player through J.P. Foschi 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
Carlos Dunlap
DE · 2010–2022 · CIN 2010–2020, KC 2022
- Common
Larry Johnson
RB · 2003–2011 · CIN 2009, KC 2003–2009
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · CIN 2019–2022, 2025–2026, KC 2024
- Uncommon
Duane Clemons
LB · 1996–2005 · CIN 2003–2005, KC 2000–2002
- Uncommon
Bryan Cook
DB · 2022–2026 · CIN 2026, KC 2022–2025
- Uncommon
Mike Pennel
NT · 2014–2025 · CIN 2025, KC 2019–2020, 2023–2025
- Uncommon
Wallace Gilberry
DE · 2008–2016 · CIN 2012–2016, KC 2008–2011
- Uncommon
Bracy Walker
DB · 1994–2005 · CIN 1994–1996, KC 1994, 1998–2001
- Uncommon
Eric Winston
T · 2006–2017 · CIN 2014–2017, KC 2012
- Uncommon
Josh Shaw
CB · 2015–2018 · CIN 2015–2017, KC 2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Mike Goff
OL · 1998–2009 · CIN 1998–2003, KC 2009
- Rare
Orson Charles
TE · 2012–2018 · CIN 2012–2013, KC 2017
- Rare
Xavier Williams
NT · 2015–2021 · CIN 2020, KC 2018–2019
- Rare
Troy Sadowski
TE · 1990–1998 · CIN 1994–1996, KC 1991
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, KC 2007
- Rare
Mike McGlynn
G · 2009–2016 · CIN 2011, KC 2014
- Rare
Shaun Smith
DT · 2004–2012 · CIN 2004–2006, 2009, KC 2010, 2012
- Rare
Nico Johnson
ILB · 2013–2015 · CIN 2014, KC 2013
- Rare
Vaughn Booker
DL · 1994–2002 · CIN 2000–2002, KC 1994–1997
- Rare
Joe Germaine
QB · 1999–2002 · CIN 2002, KC 2001
- Rare
Keith Rucker
DL · 1992–1997 · CIN 1994–1995, KC 1997
- Rare
Kahlil McKenzie
OL · 2018–2021 · CIN 2020, KC 2018
- Rare
Swayze Bozeman
LB · 2024–2026 · CIN 2026, KC 2024
- Rare
Corey Mays
LB · 2006–2010 · CIN 2007–2008, KC 2009–2010
- Rare
KeiVarae Russell
DB · 2016–2021 · CIN 2016–2018, KC 2016
- Rare
Orlando Brown
OL · 2018–2026 · CIN 2023–2026, KC 2021–2022
- Rare
Elliott Fry
K · 2020–2021 · CIN 2021, KC 2021
- Rare
Tom Barndt
OL · 1996–2001 · CIN 2000, KC 1996–1999
- Rare
Daniel Pope
SPEC · 1999–2001 · CIN 2000, KC 1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Santo Stephens
LB · 1993–1996 · CIN 1994, KC 1993
- Rare
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · CIN 1991, KC 1997–1999
- Epic
Ty Parten
DL · 1993–2000 · CIN 1993–1995, KC 1997–2000
- Epic
Kevin Brock
TE · 2011–2014 · CIN 2014, KC 2013
- Epic
J.P. Foschi
FB · 2005–2009 · CIN 2009, KC 2008
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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