Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Washington Commanders
64 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
64
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Tough. 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 Commanders player through Greg Scott 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
Jonathan Allen
DL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2026, WAS 2017–2024
- Common
Larry Johnson
RB · 2003–2011 · CIN 2009, WAS 2010
- Common
Laveranues Coles
WR · 2000–2009 · CIN 2009, WAS 2003–2004
- Uncommon
Jason Campbell
QB · 2005–2014 · CIN 2014, WAS 2005–2009
- Uncommon
Dan Wilkinson
DL · 1994–2006 · CIN 1994–1997, WAS 1998–2002
- Uncommon
Alex Smith
TE · 2005–2016 · CIN 2013, WAS 2015–2016
- Uncommon
Samaje Perine
RB · 2017–2026 · CIN 2019–2022, 2025–2026, WAS 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Madieu Williams
CB · 2004–2012 · CIN 2004–2007, WAS 2012
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · CIN 2007–2008, WAS 2021
- Rare
Michael Westbrook
WR · 1995–2002 · CIN 2002, WAS 1995–2001
- Rare
Sam Shade
DB · 1995–2002 · CIN 1995–1998, WAS 1999–2002
- Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · CIN 2002, WAS 1994–1998
- Rare
Cade York
K · 2022–2024 · CIN 2024, WAS 2024
- Rare
Willie Jackson
WR · 1994–2002 · CIN 1998–1999, WAS 2002
- Rare
Ki-Jana Carter
RB · 1995–2004 · CIN 1995–1999, WAS 2001
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, WAS 2018, 2025
- Rare
Tim McGee
WR · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1992, 1994–1995, WAS 1993
- Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · CIN 1996–2001, WAS 2001
- Rare
Noah Spence
DL · 2016–2021 · CIN 2021, WAS 2019
- Rare
Alex Erickson
WR · 2016–2024 · CIN 2016–2020, WAS 2022
- Rare
Jason Buck
DL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990, WAS 1991–1993
- Rare
Levi Jones
T · 2002–2009 · CIN 2002–2008, WAS 2009
- Rare
Tom Carter
DB · 1993–2001 · CIN 1999–2001, WAS 1993–1996
- Rare
William Jackson
DB · 2017–2022 · CIN 2017–2020, WAS 2021–2022
- Rare
Kenny Watson
RB · 2001–2008 · CIN 2003–2008, WAS 2001–2002
- Rare
Shane Matthews
QB · 1993–2006 · CIN 2003, WAS 2002
- Rare
KJ Henry
DL · 2023–2025 · CIN 2024, WAS 2023
- Rare
Mitchell Tinsley
WR · 2023–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, WAS 2023
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2016, 2018, WAS 2024–2025
- Rare
Ifeanyi Ohalete
DB · 2001–2005 · CIN 2005, WAS 2001–2003
- Rare
Lemar Marshall
LB · 2001–2007 · CIN 2007, WAS 2001–2006
- Rare
Austin Seibert
K · 2019–2024 · CIN 2020, WAS 2024
- Rare
Carl Powell
DL · 1997–2005 · CIN 2003–2005, WAS 2002
- Rare
Jeff Query
WR · 1990–1995 · CIN 1992–1995, WAS 1995
- Rare
David Jones
CB · 2007–2012 · CIN 2007–2009, WAS 2012
- Rare
Bobby Hart
T · 2015–2025 · CIN 2018–2020, WAS 2024
- Rare
Jim Riggs
TE · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1992, WAS 1993
- Rare
Alan Grant
DB · 1990–1994 · CIN 1993, WAS 1994
- Rare
Lucas Patrick
OL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2025, WAS 2026
- Rare
Marquis Flowers
OLB · 2014–2018 · CIN 2014, 2016, WAS 2018
- Rare
Keith Rucker
DL · 1992–1997 · CIN 1994–1995, WAS 1997
- Rare
Tim Johnson
DL · 1990–1996 · CIN 1996, WAS 1990–1995
- Rare
Rashad Bauman
CB · 2002–2005 · CIN 2004–2005, WAS 2002–2003
- Rare
Chris Carter
OLB · 2011–2017 · CIN 2014–2015, WAS 2017
- Rare
Lamont Hollinquest
LB · 1993–1998 · CIN 1994, WAS 1993–1994
- Epic
David Frisch
TE · 1993–1997 · CIN 1993–1994, WAS 1997
- Epic
Tyler Ott
LS · 2015–2026 · CIN 2016, WAS 2024–2026
- Epic
Alex Sulfsted
OL · 2001–2004 · CIN 2003–2004, WAS 2001–2002
- Epic
Tydus Winans
WR · 1994–1996 · CIN 1996, WAS 1994–1995
- Epic
Cliff Russell
WR · 2003–2008 · CIN 2004, WAS 2003
- Epic
Andre Collins
LB · 1990–1999 · CIN 1995–1997, WAS 1990–1994
- Epic
Robert Bean
DB · 2000–2002 · CIN 2000–2001, WAS 2002
- Epic
James Francis
LB · 1990–1999 · CIN 1990–1998, WAS 1999
- Epic
Larry Moore
OL · 1998–2004 · CIN 2004, WAS 2002–2003
- Epic
Roddrick Muckelroy
MLB · 2010–2012 · CIN 2010, 2012, WAS 2012
- Epic
Jay Leeuwenburg
OL · 1992–2000 · CIN 1999, WAS 2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Ralph Tamm
OL · 1990–1999 · CIN 1991, WAS 1991
- Epic
Richard Quinn
TE · 2009–2012 · CIN 2012, WAS 2011
- Epic
Kevin Jefferson
LB · 1994–1998 · CIN 1994–1995, WAS 1998
- Epic
Torry McTyer
DB · 2017–2021 · CIN 2019–2020, WAS 2021
- Epic
Randy Kirk
LB · 1990–1999 · CIN 1992–1993, WAS 1990
- Epic
Tito Paul
DB · 1995–1999 · CIN 1997, WAS 1999
- Epic
Shaq Calhoun
OL · 2019–2021 · CIN 2020, WAS 2021
- Epic
Greg Scott
DE · 2002–2004 · CIN 2004, WAS 2002
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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