Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the Washington Commanders
74 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
74
Players
16
Easy to name
Legendary
Best link
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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 Commanders player through Kenny Ladler 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
Bruce Smith
DL · 1990–2003 · BUF 1990–1999, WAS 2000–2003
- Common
Von Miller
OLB · 2011–2026 · BUF 2022–2024, WAS 2025
- Common
Stefon Diggs
WR · 2015–2026 · BUF 2020–2023, WAS 2026
- Common
Donte Whitner
SS · 2006–2016 · BUF 2006–2010, WAS 2016
- Common
Troy Vincent
DB · 1992–2006 · BUF 2004–2006, WAS 2006
- Common
Nick Barnett
MLB · 2003–2013 · BUF 2011–2012, WAS 2013
- Uncommon
Andre Reed
WR · 1990–2000 · BUF 1990–1999, WAS 2000
- Uncommon
Curtis Samuel
WR · 2017–2025 · BUF 2024–2025, WAS 2021–2023
- Uncommon
Rasul Douglas
DB · 2017–2026 · BUF 2023–2024, WAS 2026
- Uncommon
Darnell Savage
DB · 2019–2025 · BUF 2025, WAS 2025
- Uncommon
Zach Brown
OLB · 2012–2019 · BUF 2016, WAS 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Josh Norman
CB · 2012–2023 · BUF 2020, 2023, WAS 2016–2019
- Uncommon
Ronald Darby
CB · 2015–2024 · BUF 2015–2016, WAS 2020
- Uncommon
Jamison Crowder
WR · 2015–2024 · BUF 2022, WAS 2015–2018, 2023–2024
- Uncommon
London Fletcher
LB · 1998–2013 · BUF 2002–2006, WAS 2007–2013
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · BUF 2019–2020, WAS 2014–2015
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Ryan Fitzpatrick
QB · 2005–2021 · BUF 2009–2012, WAS 2021
- Rare
Trent Murphy
OLB · 2014–2020 · BUF 2018–2020, WAS 2014–2016
- Rare
Pierson Prioleau
DB · 1999–2010 · BUF 2001–2004, WAS 2005, 2007
- Rare
Larry Centers
RB · 1990–2003 · BUF 2001–2002, WAS 1999–2000
- Rare
Lorenzo Alexander
DT · 2007–2019 · BUF 2016–2019, WAS 2007–2012
- Rare
Mario Addison
DE · 2011–2022 · BUF 2020–2021, WAS 2012
- Rare
Tashard Choice
RB · 2008–2013 · BUF 2011–2013, WAS 2011
- Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · BUF 2022, WAS 2019
- Rare
Tim Settle
DL · 2018–2026 · BUF 2022–2023, WAS 2018–2021, 2026
- Rare
Leonard Hankerson
WR · 2011–2015 · BUF 2015, WAS 2011–2014
- Rare
Robert Royal
TE · 2003–2010 · BUF 2006–2008, WAS 2003–2005
- Rare
Rob Johnson
QB · 1995–2003 · BUF 1998–2001, WAS 2003
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · BUF 2015, WAS 2018, 2025
- Rare
Matt Bowen
DB · 2000–2006 · BUF 2006, WAS 2003–2005
- Rare
Marvcus Patton
LB · 1990–2002 · BUF 1990–1994, WAS 1995–1998
- Rare
Efe Obada
DL · 2016–2024 · BUF 2021, WAS 2022–2024
- Rare
Nate Orchard
OLB · 2015–2021 · BUF 2018, WAS 2019–2021
- Rare
Kyle Allen
QB · 2018–2026 · BUF 2023, 2026, WAS 2020–2021
- Rare
Jeff Posey
DL · 1998–2006 · BUF 2003–2005, WAS 2006
- Rare
Bill Brooks
WR · 1990–1996 · BUF 1993–1995, WAS 1996
- Rare
Todd Collins
QB · 1995–2010 · BUF 1995–1997, WAS 2006–2009
- Rare
Matt Stevens
DB · 1996–2003 · BUF 1996, WAS 1998–2000
- Rare
Terrelle Pryor
QB · 2011–2018 · BUF 2018, WAS 2017
- Rare
Shane Matthews
QB · 1993–2006 · BUF 2004–2005, WAS 2002
- Rare
Bacarri Rambo
FS · 2013–2016 · BUF 2014–2016, WAS 2013–2014
- Rare
Logan Thomas
QB · 2014–2023 · BUF 2016–2018, WAS 2020–2023
- Rare
Billy Cundiff
K · 2002–2015 · BUF 2015, WAS 2012
- Rare
Antonio Brown
WR · 2003–2005 · BUF 2003, WAS 2004–2005
- Rare
Casey Toohill
DL · 2020–2024 · BUF 2024, WAS 2020–2023
- Rare
Derrick Dockery
G · 2003–2012 · BUF 2007–2008, WAS 2003–2006, 2009–2010
- Rare
Tanner Vallejo
LB · 2017–2022 · BUF 2017, WAS 2019
- Rare
Robert Foster
WR · 2018–2020 · BUF 2018–2019, WAS 2020
- Rare
Bobby Hart
T · 2015–2025 · BUF 2021–2022, WAS 2024
- Rare
Phidarian Mathis
DL · 2022–2026 · BUF 2025–2026, WAS 2022–2024
- Rare
Kevon Seymour
DB · 2016–2024 · BUF 2016, WAS 2024
- Epic
Mickey Washington
DB · 1990–1997 · BUF 1993–1994, WAS 1992
- Epic
Spencer Long
G · 2014–2019 · BUF 2019, WAS 2014–2017
- Epic
Jamil Douglas
G · 2015–2021 · BUF 2021, WAS 2021
- Epic
Ross Tucker
OL · 2001–2005 · BUF 2003–2004, WAS 2001–2002
- Epic
Keith Willis
DL · 1990–1993 · BUF 1992, WAS 1993
- Epic
Chad Rinehart
G · 2008–2014 · BUF 2010–2012, WAS 2008
- Epic
Jonathan Williams
RB · 2016–2023 · BUF 2016, WAS 2021–2023
- Epic
Ethan Albright
OL · 1995–2009 · BUF 1996–2000, WAS 2001–2009
- Epic
Quinton Ganther
RB · 2006–2010 · BUF 2010, WAS 2009
- Epic
Justin Rogers
CB · 2011–2015 · BUF 2011–2013, WAS 2014–2015
- Epic
Crezdon Butler
CB · 2010–2016 · BUF 2012, WAS 2012
- Epic
Ty Nsekhe
T · 2015–2023 · BUF 2019–2020, WAS 2015–2018
- Epic
Mike Williams
T · 2002–2009 · BUF 2002–2005, WAS 2009
- Epic
Tom Myslinski
OL · 1992–2000 · BUF 1993, WAS 1992
- Epic
Breon Borders
DB · 2017–2023 · BUF 2017, WAS 2019
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Andre Jones Jr.
DL · 2023–2026 · BUF 2025, WAS 2023–2024
- Epic
Gibran Hamdan
QB · 2003–2009 · BUF 2007–2009, WAS 2003
- Epic
Mike Pucillo
G · 2002–2007 · BUF 2002–2004, WAS 2006–2007
- Epic
John Potter
K · 2012–2013 · BUF 2012, WAS 2013
- Epic
Donovan Greer
DB · 1997–2002 · BUF 1998–2000, WAS 2001
- Epic
Greg Evans
DB · 1994–1998 · BUF 1994–1995, WAS 1998
- Epic
Manasseh Garner
TE · 2016–2017 · BUF 2016, WAS 2017
- Legendary
Kenny Ladler
S · 2014–2019 · BUF 2014, WAS 2018–2019
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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