Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Atlanta Falcons

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 Falcons player through Sean Brewer 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.

A.J. Hawk
OLB · 2006–2016 · CIN 2015–2016, ATL 2016
Common
Andy Dalton
QB · 2011–2026 · CIN 2011–2019, ATL 2026
Common
Jessie Bates
DB · 2018–2026 · CIN 2018–2022, ATL 2023–2026
Common
Mohamed Sanu
WR · 2012–2021 · CIN 2012–2015, ATL 2016–2019
Uncommon
Hayden Hurst
TE · 2018–2024 · CIN 2022, ATL 2020–2021
Uncommon
Ashley Ambrose
DB · 1992–2004 · CIN 1996–1998, ATL 2000–2002
Uncommon
Chris Crocker
FS · 2003–2013 · CIN 2008–2013, ATL 2006–2007
Uncommon
Darqueze Dennard
CB · 2014–2021 · CIN 2014–2019, ATL 2020
Uncommon
Shawn Williams
SS · 2013–2021 · CIN 2013–2020, ATL 2021
Uncommon

In the middle

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

Reggie Kelly
TE · 1999–2011 · CIN 2003–2008, 2010, ATL 1999–2002, 2011
Rare
Michael Boley
OLB · 2005–2013 · CIN 2013, ATL 2005–2008
Rare
Tre Flowers
DB · 2018–2025 · CIN 2021–2022, ATL 2023
Rare
Jamaal Anderson
DE · 2007–2012 · CIN 2012, ATL 2007–2010
Rare
Cory Hall
DB · 1999–2004 · CIN 1999–2002, ATL 2003–2004
Rare
Ricardo Allen
CB · 2014–2021 · CIN 2021, ATL 2014–2020
Rare
Willie Jackson
WR · 1994–2002 · CIN 1998–1999, ATL 2002
Rare
Mike Pennel
NT · 2014–2025 · CIN 2025, ATL 2021
Rare
Steve Broussard
RB · 1990–1998 · CIN 1994, ATL 1990–1993
Rare
Harold Green
RB · 1990–1998 · CIN 1990–1995, ATL 1997–1998
Rare
Brian Hill
RB · 2017–2021 · CIN 2017, ATL 2017–2020
Rare
Todd Kelly
LB · 1993–1996 · CIN 1995–1996, ATL 1996
Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CIN 2003–2009, ATL 2015–2016
Rare
Doug Johnson
QB · 2000–2006 · CIN 2006, ATL 2000–2003
Rare
Khalid Kareem
DL · 2020–2026 · CIN 2020–2021, ATL 2024–2025
Rare
Chase Coffman
TE · 2010–2016 · CIN 2010, ATL 2012–2013
Rare
Troy Sadowski
TE · 1990–1998 · CIN 1994–1996, ATL 1990
Rare
LaRoy Reynolds
MLB · 2013–2021 · CIN 2019, ATL 2016–2017, 2020
Rare
Alex Stepanovich
C · 2004–2008 · CIN 2007, ATL 2008
Rare
Isaiah Prince
OL · 2019–2024 · CIN 2021, ATL 2023
Rare
Ben Wilkerson
C · 2006–2008 · CIN 2006, ATL 2007–2008
Rare
Josh Mallard
DE · 2002–2008 · CIN 2008, ATL 2006–2007
Rare
Elliott Fry
K · 2020–2021 · CIN 2021, ATL 2020
Rare
Marcus Wilkins
OLB · 2002–2007 · CIN 2004–2006, ATL 2007
Rare

The rarest links

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

Kirk Chambers
T · 2004–2011 · CIN 2010, ATL 2011
Rare
Casey Bramlet
QB · 2004–2007 · CIN 2004, ATL 2007
Rare
Chris Shelling
DB · 1995–1997 · CIN 1995–1996, ATL 1997
Epic
Damon Gibson
WR · 1998–2002 · CIN 1998, ATL 2002
Epic
Trevor Robinson
C · 2012–2016 · CIN 2012–2013, ATL 2016
Epic
Sean Brewer
TE · 2001–2003 · CIN 2001–2002, ATL 2003
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 Atlanta Falcons

Easy to name

In the middle

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