Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the Kansas City Chiefs

39 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

Players

Easy to name

Legendary

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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 Chiefs player through T.J. Barnes and the link is rated Legendary (+250 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

LeSean McCoy
RB · 2009–2020 · BUF 2015–2018, KC 2019
Common
Sammy Watkins
WR · 2014–2022 · BUF 2014–2016, KC 2018–2020
Common
C.J. Spiller
RB · 2010–2017 · BUF 2010–2014, KC 2017
Uncommon
Kelvin Benjamin
WR · 2014–2018 · BUF 2017–2018, KC 2018
Uncommon
Mecole Hardman
WR · 2019–2025 · BUF 2025, KC 2019–2024
Uncommon
Kyle Orton
QB · 2005–2014 · BUF 2014, KC 2011
Uncommon
Marquez Valdes-Scantling
WR · 2018–2026 · BUF 2024, KC 2022–2023
Uncommon
Kawika Mitchell
MLB · 2003–2010 · BUF 2008–2009, KC 2003–2006
Uncommon
Darron Lee
LB · 2016–2020 · BUF 2020, KC 2019
Uncommon

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · BUF 2015, KC 2009–2012
Rare
Kurt Coleman
SS · 2010–2019 · BUF 2019, KC 2014
Rare
Michael Danna
DL · 2020–2026 · BUF 2026, KC 2020–2025
Rare
Tony Moeaki
TE · 2010–2016 · BUF 2013, KC 2010, 2012
Rare
Ron Edwards
DL · 2001–2012 · BUF 2001–2005, KC 2006–2010
Rare
Marvcus Patton
LB · 1990–2002 · BUF 1990–1994, KC 1999–2002
Rare
Bucky Brooks
WR · 1994–1998 · BUF 1994, KC 1997–1998
Rare
Wayne Simmons
LB · 1993–1998 · BUF 1998, KC 1997–1998
Rare
Nate Orchard
OLB · 2015–2021 · BUF 2018, KC 2018
Rare
Phillip Gaines
CB · 2014–2020 · BUF 2018, KC 2014–2017
Rare
Mike Edwards
DB · 2019–2025 · BUF 2024, KC 2023, 2025
Rare
Greg Favors
LB · 1998–2005 · BUF 2002, KC 1998
Rare
Mitch Morse
C · 2015–2024 · BUF 2019–2023, KC 2015–2018
Rare
Mike Williams
WR · 2010–2016 · BUF 2014, KC 2016
Rare
Todd Collins
QB · 1995–2010 · BUF 1995–1997, KC 1998–2005
Rare
Tyler Thigpen
QB · 2007–2014 · BUF 2011–2012, KC 2007–2009
Rare
Alex Van Pelt
QB · 1993–2003 · BUF 1994–2003, KC 1993
Rare
Patrick DiMarco
RB · 2012–2019 · BUF 2017–2019, KC 2012
Rare
Tyrell Adams
LB · 2016–2021 · BUF 2017, KC 2016
Rare
Dave Rayner
K · 2005–2011 · BUF 2011, KC 2007
Rare
Joe Staysniak
OL · 1991–1996 · BUF 1991, KC 1992
Rare
Glenn Parker
OL · 1990–2001 · BUF 1990–1996, KC 1997–1999
Rare
Jordan Devey
T · 2014–2020 · BUF 2020, KC 2016–2018
Rare
Lonnie Johnson
TE · 1994–1999 · BUF 1994–1998, KC 1999
Rare

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

Fred Jones
LB · 2000–2004 · BUF 2000–2001, KC 2003–2004
Rare
Ike Boettger
OL · 2018–2023 · BUF 2018–2022, KC 2018
Rare
John Hagy
DB · 1990–1991 · BUF 1990, KC 1991
Epic
Victor Allotey
OL · 1998–2001 · BUF 1998–2000, KC 2001
Epic
Kevin Brock
TE · 2011–2014 · BUF 2011, KC 2013
Epic
T.J. Barnes
DT · 2014–2016 · BUF 2015, KC 2016
Legendary

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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