Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Baltimore Ravens
41 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
41
Players
6
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Ravens player through Chris Lewis-Harris 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
Joe Flacco
QB · 2008–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, BAL 2008–2018
- Common
Trey Hendrickson
DL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2021–2025, BAL 2026
- Uncommon
Hayden Hurst
TE · 2018–2024 · CIN 2022, BAL 2018–2019
- Uncommon
Chidobe Awuzie
DB · 2017–2026 · CIN 2021–2023, BAL 2025–2026
- Uncommon
Sam Adams
DL · 1994–2007 · CIN 2006, BAL 2000–2001
- Uncommon
T.J. Houshmandzadeh
WR · 2001–2011 · CIN 2001–2008, BAL 2010
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Lorenzo Neal
RB · 1993–2008 · CIN 2001–2002, BAL 2008
- Rare
Carl Lawson
DL · 2017–2025 · CIN 2017–2020, BAL 2025
- Rare
Lawrence Guy
DE · 2012–2024 · CIN 2024, BAL 2014–2016
- Rare
Kim Herring
DB · 1997–2004 · CIN 2004, BAL 1997–2000
- Rare
Jeff Blake
QB · 1992–2005 · CIN 1994–1999, BAL 2002
- Rare
Kelley Washington
WR · 2003–2010 · CIN 2003–2006, BAL 2009
- Rare
Geno Stone
DB · 2020–2025 · CIN 2024–2025, BAL 2020–2023
- Rare
Josh Bynes
LB · 2011–2022 · CIN 2020, BAL 2011–2013, 2019, 2021–2022
- Rare
Kevin Zeitler
G · 2012–2026 · CIN 2012–2016, BAL 2021–2023
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · CIN 2013, BAL 2021, 2023–2024
- Rare
Andre Smith
T · 2009–2021 · CIN 2009–2015, 2017–2019, BAL 2021
- Rare
Domata Peko Sr.
DT · 2006–2020 · CIN 2006–2016, BAL 2019
- Rare
Willie Anderson
OL · 1996–2008 · CIN 1996–2007, BAL 2008
- Rare
Anthony Mitchell
DB · 1999–2005 · CIN 2004–2005, BAL 1999–2002
- Rare
Bernard Scott
RB · 2009–2013 · CIN 2009–2012, BAL 2013
- Rare
Bobbie Williams
OL · 2000–2012 · CIN 2004–2011, BAL 2012
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CIN 2003–2009, BAL 2011
- Rare
Anthony Wright
QB · 1999–2007 · CIN 2006, BAL 2002–2005
- Rare
Carl Powell
DL · 1997–2005 · CIN 2003–2005, BAL 2000
- Rare
Scott Mitchell
QB · 1991–2001 · CIN 2000–2001, BAL 1999
- Rare
Cedric Ogbuehi
T · 2015–2022 · CIN 2015–2018, BAL 2021
- Rare
Davontae Harris
DB · 2018–2022 · CIN 2018, BAL 2020
- Rare
Josh Tupou
DL · 2017–2026 · CIN 2017–2019, 2021–2023, BAL 2024–2025
- Rare
Chykie Brown
CB · 2011–2016 · CIN 2016, BAL 2011–2014
- Rare
Kahlil McKenzie
OL · 2018–2021 · CIN 2020, BAL 2021
- Rare
Chris Carter
OLB · 2011–2017 · CIN 2014–2015, BAL 2015–2016
- Rare
Orlando Brown
OL · 2018–2026 · CIN 2023–2026, BAL 2018–2020
- Rare
Nicolas Luchey
RB · 1999–2006 · CIN 1999–2002, 2005, BAL 2006
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Jeromy Miles
DB · 2010–2014 · CIN 2010–2013, BAL 2013–2014
- Rare
Tyler Ott
LS · 2015–2026 · CIN 2016, BAL 2023
- Rare
Kyle Richardson
SPEC · 1997–2005 · CIN 2003, BAL 1998–2001
- Epic
Tony McRae
DB · 2016–2020 · CIN 2016–2019, BAL 2017
- Epic
Christo Bilukidi
NT · 2012–2014 · CIN 2013, BAL 2014
- Epic
Thatcher Szalay
G · 2002–2005 · CIN 2002–2003, BAL 2005
- Epic
Chris Lewis-Harris
DB · 2012–2016 · CIN 2012–2016, BAL 2016
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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