Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Las Vegas Raiders
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
Players
9
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Raiders player through Brady Sheldon 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.
- Common
Carson Palmer
QB · 2003–2017 · CIN 2003–2010, RAI 2011–2012
- Common
Reggie Nelson
FS · 2007–2018 · CIN 2010–2015, RAI 2016–2018
- Common
Leon Hall
CB · 2007–2018 · CIN 2007–2015, RAI 2018
- Uncommon
Jason Campbell
QB · 2005–2014 · CIN 2014, RAI 2010–2011
- Uncommon
Germaine Pratt
LB · 2019–2025 · CIN 2019–2024, RAI 2025
- Uncommon
Brandon LaFell
WR · 2010–2018 · CIN 2016–2017, RAI 2018
- Uncommon
Sam Adams
DL · 1994–2007 · CIN 2006, RAI 2002
- Uncommon
Tory James
DB · 1996–2006 · CIN 2003–2006, RAI 2000–2002
- Uncommon
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
WR · 2001–2011 · CIN 2001–2008, RAI 2011
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Thomas Howard
LB · 2006–2012 · CIN 2011–2012, RAI 2006–2010
- Rare
Frostee Rucker
DE · 2007–2018 · CIN 2007–2011, RAI 2018
- Rare
Gibril Wilson
SS · 2004–2011 · CIN 2011, RAI 2008
- Rare
Preston Brown
OLB · 2014–2019 · CIN 2018–2019, RAI 2019
- Rare
Vontaze Burfict
MLB · 2012–2019 · CIN 2012–2018, RAI 2019
- Rare
Andrew Billings
DL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2017–2019, RAI 2022
- Rare
Sidney Jones
DB · 2017–2023 · CIN 2023, RAI 2022
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · CIN 2010–2016, RAI 2018
- Rare
David Klingler
QB · 1992–1997 · CIN 1992–1995, RAI 1996–1997
- Rare
Taylor Mays
SS · 2010–2015 · CIN 2011–2014, RAI 2015
- Rare
Pat Sims
DT · 2008–2017 · CIN 2008–2012, 2015–2017, RAI 2013–2014
- Rare
Clinton McDonald
DT · 2010–2019 · CIN 2010, RAI 2018
- Rare
Jay Schroeder
QB · 1990–1994 · CIN 1993, RAI 1990–1992
- Rare
Rickey Dixon
DB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1992, RAI 1993
- Rare
Bruce Gradkowski
QB · 2006–2014 · CIN 2011–2012, RAI 2009–2010
- Rare
Tony Stewart
TE · 2001–2009 · CIN 2002–2006, RAI 2007–2009
- Rare
Chinedum Ndukwe
SS · 2007–2011 · CIN 2007–2010, RAI 2011
- Rare
David Fulcher
DB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1990–1992, RAI 1993
- Rare
Chris Smith
DE · 2014–2021 · CIN 2017, RAI 2020
- Rare
Eric Ball
RB · 1990–1995 · CIN 1990–1994, RAI 1995
- Rare
Shedrick Jackson
WR · 2023–2025 · CIN 2023, RAI 2025
- Rare
AJ McCarron
QB · 2014–2023 · CIN 2014–2017, 2023, RAI 2018
- Rare
Darryl Blackstock
OLB · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, RAI 2011
- Rare
Donald Hollas
QB · 1991–1998 · CIN 1991–1994, RAI 1997–1998
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · CIN 2009, RAI 2010
- Rare
Trent Brown
T · 2015–2026 · CIN 2024, RAI 2019–2020
- Rare
Emmanuel Lamur
LB · 2012–2018 · CIN 2012, 2014–2015, RAI 2018
- Rare
Alex Cappa
OL · 2018–2025 · CIN 2022–2024, RAI 2025
- Rare
Marshall Newhouse
T · 2011–2020 · CIN 2014, RAI 2017
- Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · CIN 2008, RAI 2011
- Rare
Zachary Carter
DL · 2022–2025 · CIN 2022–2024, RAI 2024
- Rare
Derrick Fenner
RB · 1990–1997 · CIN 1992–1994, RAI 1995–1997
- Rare
Alex Gordon
LB · 1990–1993 · CIN 1991–1993, RAI 1990
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Austin Calitro
LB · 2018–2022 · CIN 2021, RAI 2022
- Epic
David Dunn
WR · 1995–2001 · CIN 1995–1998, RAI 2000–2001
- Epic
Justin Murray
OL · 2017–2023 · CIN 2017, RAI 2018
- Epic
Christo Bilukidi
NT · 2012–2014 · CIN 2013, RAI 2012–2013
- Epic
Joe King
DB · 1991–1995 · CIN 1991, RAI 1995
- Epic
Elston Ridgle
DL · 1990–1993 · CIN 1992, RAI 1993
- Epic
J.P. Foschi
FB · 2005–2009 · CIN 2009, RAI 2005
- Legendary
Brady Sheldon
LB · 2017–2020 · CIN 2019, RAI 2017
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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