Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Detroit Lions
48 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
48
Players
4
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Lions player through Patrick Body and the link is rated Legendary (+250 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.
- Uncommon
Mohamed Sanu
WR · 2012–2021 · CIN 2012–2015, DET 2020
- Uncommon
Rudi Johnson
RB · 2001–2008 · CIN 2001–2007, DET 2008
- Uncommon
Dan Wilkinson
DL · 1994–2006 · CIN 1994–1997, DET 2003–2005
- Uncommon
Marvin Jones
WR · 2012–2023 · CIN 2012–2013, 2015, DET 2016–2020, 2023
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jon Kitna
QB · 1997–2013 · CIN 2001–2005, DET 2006–2008
- Rare
Mike Daniels
DE · 2012–2021 · CIN 2020–2021, DET 2019
- Rare
DJ Reader
DL · 2016–2026 · CIN 2020–2023, DET 2024–2025
- Rare
Tre Flowers
DB · 2018–2025 · CIN 2021–2022, DET 2025
- Rare
Jamar Fletcher
DB · 2001–2008 · CIN 2008, DET 2006
- Rare
Landon Johnson
OLB · 2004–2010 · CIN 2004–2007, DET 2010
- Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · CIN 2002, DET 1999
- Rare
Josh Bynes
LB · 2011–2022 · CIN 2020, DET 2014–2016
- Rare
Marquand Manuel
SS · 2002–2009 · CIN 2002–2003, DET 2009
- Rare
Wallace Gilberry
DE · 2008–2016 · CIN 2012–2016, DET 2016
- Rare
Kevin Zeitler
G · 2012–2026 · CIN 2012–2016, DET 2024
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, DET 2019
- Rare
Riley Reiff
T · 2012–2023 · CIN 2021, DET 2012–2016
- Rare
Bracy Walker
DB · 1994–2005 · CIN 1994–1996, DET 2002–2005
- Rare
Sheldon White
DB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1993, DET 1990–1992
- Rare
Rodney Holman
TE · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1992, DET 1993–1995
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · CIN 2016, 2018, DET 2019
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · CIN 2009, DET 2007
- Rare
Cedric Peerman
RB · 2009–2016 · CIN 2010–2016, DET 2009
- Rare
Austin Seibert
K · 2019–2024 · CIN 2020, DET 2021–2022
- Rare
Kasim Edebali
OLB · 2014–2018 · CIN 2018, DET 2017
- Rare
Anthony Zettel
DL · 2016–2020 · CIN 2019, DET 2016–2017
- Rare
Scott Mitchell
QB · 1991–2001 · CIN 2000–2001, DET 1994–1998
- Rare
Isaiah Thomas
DL · 2022–2024 · CIN 2024, DET 2024
- Rare
Orson Charles
TE · 2012–2018 · CIN 2012–2013, DET 2016
- Rare
Jonathan Wade
CB · 2007–2010 · CIN 2010, DET 2010
- Rare
Marvin White
FS · 2007–2010 · CIN 2007–2008, 2010, DET 2009
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, DET 2010
- Rare
Blue Adams
CB · 2003–2007 · CIN 2007, DET 2003
- Rare
Langston Moore
DT · 2003–2008 · CIN 2003–2004, DET 2006–2008
- Rare
Nick Harris
SPEC · 2001–2012 · CIN 2001–2003, DET 2003–2010, 2012
- Rare
Marquis Flowers
OLB · 2014–2018 · CIN 2014, 2016, DET 2018
- Rare
Joe Bachie
LB · 2020–2026 · CIN 2021–2024, DET 2026
- Rare
Devin Cochran
OL · 2024–2026 · CIN 2024, DET 2025–2026
- Rare
Christian Ringo
DL · 2016–2022 · CIN 2017–2018, DET 2017
- Epic
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · CIN 2014, DET 2010
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Andre Collins
LB · 1990–1999 · CIN 1995–1997, DET 1999
- Epic
Isaiah Williams
WR · 2024–2026 · CIN 2024, DET 2024
- Epic
Orien Harris
DE · 2006–2009 · CIN 2008–2009, DET 2009
- Epic
Tony McRae
DB · 2016–2020 · CIN 2016–2019, DET 2020
- Epic
Brock Gutierrez
OL · 1996–2005 · CIN 1996–2002, DET 2005
- Epic
Tra Carson
RB · 2016–2019 · CIN 2016, 2018, DET 2019
- Epic
Jack Linn
OL · 1991–1993 · CIN 1993, DET 1992–1993
- Legendary
Patrick Body
CB · 2005–2007 · CIN 2005, DET 2007
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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