Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the Denver Broncos
49 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
49
Players
13
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 Bills player to a Broncos player through Cornell Green 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
Von Miller
OLB · 2011–2026 · BUF 2022–2024, DEN 2011–2019, 2021
- Common
Willis McGahee
RB · 2003–2013 · BUF 2003–2006, DEN 2011–2012
- Common
Bradley Chubb
LB · 2018–2026 · BUF 2026, DEN 2018–2022
- Common
Kareem Jackson
CB · 2010–2024 · BUF 2024, DEN 2019–2023
- Common
Emmanuel Sanders
WR · 2010–2021 · BUF 2021, DEN 2014–2019
- Uncommon
Travis Henry
RB · 2001–2007 · BUF 2001–2004, DEN 2007
- Uncommon
Taylor Rapp
DB · 2019–2026 · BUF 2023–2025, DEN 2026
- Uncommon
Ronald Darby
CB · 2015–2024 · BUF 2015–2016, DEN 2021–2022
- Uncommon
John Brown
WR · 2014–2022 · BUF 2019–2020, 2022, DEN 2021
- Uncommon
Sam Adams
DL · 1994–2007 · BUF 2003–2005, DEN 2007
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · BUF 1995–2000, DEN 1994
- Uncommon
Latavius Murray
RB · 2014–2023 · BUF 2023, DEN 2022
- Uncommon
Kyle Orton
QB · 2005–2014 · BUF 2014, DEN 2009–2011
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Nigel Bradham
OLB · 2012–2020 · BUF 2012–2015, DEN 2020
- Rare
Jim Leonhard
FS · 2005–2014 · BUF 2005–2007, 2013, DEN 2012
- Rare
Andra Davis
MLB · 2002–2011 · BUF 2010–2011, DEN 2009
- Rare
Justin Bannan
DT · 2002–2013 · BUF 2002–2005, DEN 2010, 2012
- Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · BUF 2022, DEN 2018
- Rare
Isaiah McKenzie
WR · 2017–2023 · BUF 2018–2022, DEN 2017–2018
- Rare
Levi Wallace
DB · 2018–2024 · BUF 2018–2021, DEN 2024
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · BUF 2015, DEN 2022
- Rare
Trent Sherfield
WR · 2018–2026 · BUF 2023, 2026, DEN 2025
- Rare
Izell Reese
DB · 1998–2004 · BUF 2003–2004, DEN 2002
- Rare
Andre Holmes
WR · 2011–2018 · BUF 2017–2018, DEN 2018
- Rare
Mario Haggan
MLB · 2003–2012 · BUF 2003–2007, DEN 2008–2011
- Rare
Sam Martin
P · 2013–2026 · BUF 2022–2024, DEN 2020–2021
- Rare
Matt Prater
K · 2007–2025 · BUF 2025, DEN 2007–2013
- Rare
Steven Hauschka
K · 2008–2020 · BUF 2017–2019, DEN 2010
- Rare
Lloyd Cushenberry III
OL · 2020–2026 · BUF 2026, DEN 2020–2023
- Rare
Rafael Bush
DB · 2010–2018 · BUF 2018, DEN 2011
- Rare
Shamarko Thomas
SS · 2013–2018 · BUF 2017, DEN 2018
- Rare
Cliff Hicks
DB · 1990–1995 · BUF 1990–1992, DEN 1995
- Rare
Billy Jenkins
DB · 1997–2002 · BUF 2002, DEN 2000–2001
- Rare
Chris Watson
DB · 1999–2002 · BUF 2000–2002, DEN 1999
- Rare
Cyrus Kouandjio
T · 2014–2018 · BUF 2014–2016, DEN 2017–2018
- Rare
Gabe Ikard
C · 2015–2017 · BUF 2015–2016, DEN 2017
- Rare
Jalen Virgil
WR · 2022–2024 · BUF 2024, DEN 2022
- Rare
Kyle Peko
DL · 2016–2024 · BUF 2019, DEN 2016–2017, 2019
- Rare
Josh Bush
SS · 2012–2016 · BUF 2015, DEN 2014–2016
- Rare
Lerentee McCray
OLB · 2014–2021 · BUF 2016, DEN 2014–2015
- Rare
Justin Armour
WR · 1995–1999 · BUF 1995–1996, DEN 1998
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
David Pool
DB · 1990–1994 · BUF 1990, 1993, DEN 1993
- Rare
Chris Hale
DB · 1990–1993 · BUF 1990–1992, DEN 1993
- Rare
Trey Teague
OL · 1998–2005 · BUF 2002–2005, DEN 1998–2001
- Epic
Erik Pears
T · 2006–2015 · BUF 2010–2014, DEN 2006–2007
- Epic
Brad Daluiso
SPEC · 1991–2001 · BUF 1991, DEN 1992
- Epic
Mike Lodish
DL · 1990–2000 · BUF 1990–1994, DEN 1995–2000
- Epic
Richard Harvey
LB · 1990–2000 · BUF 1992–1993, DEN 1994
- Epic
Cornell Green
OL · 2000–2010 · BUF 2010, DEN 2004–2005
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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