Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys

39 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Epic

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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 Cowboys player through Randy Chevrier and the link is rated Epic (+160 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

Terrell Owens
WR · 1996–2010 · CIN 2010, DAL 2006–2008
Common
Terence Newman
CB · 2003–2017 · CIN 2012–2014, DAL 2003–2011
Common
Andy Dalton
QB · 2011–2026 · CIN 2011–2019, DAL 2020
Common
Adam Jones
CB · 2005–2018 · CIN 2010–2017, DAL 2008
Common
Roy Williams
FS · 2002–2010 · CIN 2009–2010, DAL 2002–2008
Common
Kevin Hardy
LB · 1996–2004 · CIN 2003–2004, DAL 2002
Uncommon
Logan Wilson
LB · 2020–2025 · CIN 2020–2025, DAL 2025
Uncommon
Chidobe Awuzie
DB · 2017–2026 · CIN 2021–2023, DAL 2017–2020
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Jon Kitna
QB · 1997–2013 · CIN 2001–2005, DAL 2009–2011, 2013
Rare
Carl Lawson
DL · 2017–2025 · CIN 2017–2020, DAL 2024
Rare
Nick Vigil
LB · 2016–2024 · CIN 2016–2019, DAL 2024
Rare
Tank Johnson
NT · 2004–2010 · CIN 2009–2010, DAL 2007–2008
Rare
Darnay Scott
WR · 1994–2002 · CIN 1994–2001, DAL 2002
Rare
Michael Myers
DL · 1998–2007 · CIN 2007, DAL 1998–2003
Rare
Tony McGee
TE · 1993–2003 · CIN 1993–2001, DAL 2002–2003
Rare
Mackensie Alexander
DB · 2016–2022 · CIN 2020, DAL 2022
Rare
Willie Jackson
WR · 1994–2002 · CIN 1998–1999, DAL 1994
Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · CIN 2010–2016, DAL 2017
Rare
B.W. Webb
CB · 2013–2019 · CIN 2019, DAL 2013
Rare
Danny Stubbs
DL · 1990–1998 · CIN 1991–1993, DAL 1990–1991
Rare
Christian Covington
NT · 2015–2022 · CIN 2020, DAL 2019
Rare
KJ Henry
DL · 2023–2025 · CIN 2024, DAL 2024
Rare
Eric Ogbogu
DL · 1998–2005 · CIN 2002, DAL 2003–2005
Rare
Nick Hayden
DT · 2008–2016 · CIN 2011, DAL 2013–2015
Rare
Anthony Wright
QB · 1999–2007 · CIN 2006, DAL 2000–2001
Rare
La'el Collins
G · 2015–2022 · CIN 2022, DAL 2015–2019, 2021
Rare
Xavier Su'a-Filo
G · 2014–2021 · CIN 2020–2021, DAL 2018–2019
Rare
Marvin White
FS · 2007–2010 · CIN 2007–2008, 2010, DAL 2009
Rare
Artie Smith
DL · 1993–1998 · CIN 1994–1996, DAL 1998
Rare
Skyler Green
WR · 2006–2008 · CIN 2006–2007, DAL 2006
Rare
Devin Harper
LB · 2022–2023 · CIN 2023, DAL 2022–2023
Rare
Greg Myers
DB · 1996–2000 · CIN 1996–1999, DAL 2000
Rare

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Hakeem Adeniji
OL · 2020–2025 · CIN 2020–2022, DAL 2025
Rare
Derek Ware
TE · 1992–1996 · CIN 1994–1995, DAL 1996
Rare
Stepfret Williams
WR · 1996–1998 · CIN 1998, DAL 1996–1997
Rare
Christian Ringo
DL · 2016–2022 · CIN 2017–2018, DAL 2018
Rare
Malik Jefferson
LB · 2018–2023 · CIN 2018, DAL 2023
Rare
Nate Livings
G · 2007–2012 · CIN 2007–2011, DAL 2012
Epic
Randy Chevrier
DL · 2001 · CIN 2001, DAL 2001
Epic

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.

Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Dallas Cowboys

Easy to name

In the middle

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