Players who played for both the Cincinnati Bengals and the Pittsburgh Steelers
40 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
40
Players
8
Easy to name
Epic
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 Steelers player through Terry Richardson 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
James Harrison
LB · 2002–2017 · CIN 2013, PIT 2002, 2004–2012, 2014–2017
- Uncommon
Kyle Dugger
DB · 2020–2026 · CIN 2026, PIT 2025
- Uncommon
Larry Ogunjobi
DL · 2017–2025 · CIN 2021, PIT 2022–2024
- Uncommon
Brentson Buckner
DL · 1994–2005 · CIN 1997, PIT 1994–1996
- Uncommon
Mike Hilton
DB · 2017–2025 · CIN 2021–2024, PIT 2017–2020
- Uncommon
Tre Flowers
DB · 2018–2025 · CIN 2021–2022, PIT 2025
- Uncommon
Kimo von Oelhoffen
DL · 1994–2007 · CIN 1994–1999, PIT 2000–2005
- Uncommon
Sean Davis
DB · 2016–2021 · CIN 2021, PIT 2016–2020
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Keiwan Ratliff
CB · 2004–2010 · CIN 2004–2007, 2010, PIT 2009
- Rare
Neil O'Donnell
QB · 1990–2003 · CIN 1998, PIT 1990–1995
- Rare
Oliver Gibson
DL · 1995–2003 · CIN 1999–2003, PIT 1995–1998
- Rare
B.W. Webb
CB · 2013–2019 · CIN 2019, PIT 2014
- Rare
Marco Battaglia
TE · 1996–2003 · CIN 1996–2001, PIT 2002
- Rare
Bruce Gradkowski
QB · 2006–2014 · CIN 2011–2012, PIT 2013–2014
- Rare
Randy Bullock
K · 2013–2023 · CIN 2016–2020, PIT 2016
- Rare
Brandon Johnson
OLB · 2006–2012 · CIN 2008–2011, PIT 2012
- Rare
Solomon Wilcots
DB · 1990–1992 · CIN 1990, PIT 1992
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · CIN 2003–2009, PIT 2013
- Rare
Bo Orlando
DB · 1990–1998 · CIN 1996–1997, PIT 1998
- Rare
Anthony Wright
QB · 1999–2007 · CIN 2006, PIT 1999
- Rare
Kenny Davidson
DL · 1990–1996 · CIN 1996, PIT 1990–1993
- Rare
Todd Kalis
OL · 1990–1995 · CIN 1995, PIT 1994
- Rare
Ke'Shawn Williams
WR · 2025–2026 · CIN 2025–2026, PIT 2025
- Rare
Myron Bell
DB · 1994–2001 · CIN 1998–1999, PIT 1994–1997, 2000–2001
- Rare
Max Scharping
OL · 2019–2024 · CIN 2022–2023, PIT 2024
- Rare
Troy Sadowski
TE · 1990–1998 · CIN 1994–1996, PIT 1997–1998
- Rare
Jamain Stephens
OL · 1996–2001 · CIN 1999–2001, PIT 1996–1998
- Rare
Anthony Brown
OL · 1995–1999 · CIN 1995–1998, PIT 1999
- Rare
Fred Johnson
OL · 2019–2026 · CIN 2019–2021, PIT 2019
- Rare
Chris Carter
OLB · 2011–2017 · CIN 2014–2015, PIT 2011–2013
- Rare
Andre Frazier
OLB · 2005–2009 · CIN 2006–2007, PIT 2005, 2007–2009
- Rare
David Dunn
WR · 1995–2001 · CIN 1995–1998, PIT 1998
- Rare
Jamon Meredith
T · 2009–2016 · CIN 2014, PIT 2011
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Robert Bean
DB · 2000–2002 · CIN 2000–2001, PIT 2002
- Rare
Mike Withycombe
OL · 1991–1993 · CIN 1991–1992, PIT 1991
- Epic
Renell Wren
DL · 2019–2022 · CIN 2019, 2021, PIT 2022
- Epic
Garry Howe
DL · 1992–1994 · CIN 1993, PIT 1992
- Epic
B.J. Finney
OL · 2016–2021 · CIN 2020, PIT 2016–2019, 2021
- Epic
John Jackson
OL · 1990–2001 · CIN 2000–2001, PIT 1990–1997
- Epic
Terry Richardson
RB · 1994–1996 · CIN 1994, PIT 1996
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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