Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the Dallas Cowboys
50 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
50
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 Cowboys player through Mana Silva 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
Terrell Owens
WR · 1996–2010 · BUF 2009, DAL 2006–2008
- Common
Von Miller
OLB · 2011–2026 · BUF 2022–2024, DAL 2026
- Common
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · BUF 2012–2016, DAL 2023
- Common
Anthony Thomas
RB · 2001–2007 · BUF 2006–2007, DAL 2005
- Common
Amari Cooper
WR · 2015–2024 · BUF 2024, DAL 2018–2021
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · BUF 2025, DAL 2023–2024
- Common
Drew Bledsoe
QB · 1993–2006 · BUF 2002–2004, DAL 2005–2006
- Common
Linval Joseph
DT · 2010–2024 · BUF 2023, DAL 2024
- Common
Marcellus Wiley
DL · 1997–2006 · BUF 1997–2000, DAL 2004
- Uncommon
Peerless Price
WR · 1999–2007 · BUF 1999–2002, 2006–2007, DAL 2005
- Uncommon
Jordan Phillips
DT · 2015–2025 · BUF 2018–2019, 2022–2025, DAL 2024
- Uncommon
Akin Ayodele
OLB · 2002–2010 · BUF 2010, DAL 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Kyle Orton
QB · 2005–2014 · BUF 2014, DAL 2012–2013
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Cole Beasley
WR · 2012–2022 · BUF 2019–2022, DAL 2012–2018
- Rare
Scott Chandler
TE · 2007–2016 · BUF 2010–2014, DAL 2010
- Rare
Daryl Worley
DB · 2016–2024 · BUF 2020, DAL 2020
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · BUF 2015, DAL 2015
- Rare
Sammy Morris
RB · 2000–2011 · BUF 2000–2003, DAL 2011
- Rare
Tashard Choice
RB · 2008–2013 · BUF 2011–2013, DAL 2008–2011
- Rare
Kaiir Elam
DB · 2022–2025 · BUF 2022–2024, DAL 2025
- Rare
Jim Jeffcoat
DL · 1990–1997 · BUF 1995–1997, DAL 1990–1994
- Rare
Izell Reese
DB · 1998–2004 · BUF 2003–2004, DAL 1998–2001
- Rare
Andre Holmes
WR · 2011–2018 · BUF 2017–2018, DAL 2011–2012
- Rare
Deonte Thompson
WR · 2012–2018 · BUF 2014, 2017–2018, DAL 2018
- Rare
Cedric Thornton
DT · 2011–2017 · BUF 2017, DAL 2016
- Rare
Corey White
CB · 2012–2016 · BUF 2016, DAL 2015
- Rare
Billy Cundiff
K · 2002–2015 · BUF 2015, DAL 2002–2005
- Rare
Mike White
QB · 2018–2024 · BUF 2024, DAL 2018
- Rare
Ryan Davis
DE · 2013–2017 · BUF 2017, DAL 2016
- Rare
Derrick Dockery
G · 2003–2012 · BUF 2007–2008, DAL 2011–2012
- Rare
Brian Moorman
SPEC · 2001–2013 · BUF 2001–2013, DAL 2012
- Rare
Rob Awalt
TE · 1990–1993 · BUF 1992–1993, DAL 1990–1991
- Rare
Jarius Wynn
DE · 2009–2014 · BUF 2014, DAL 2013
- Rare
Jason Peters
TE · 2004–2023 · BUF 2004–2008, DAL 2022
- Rare
Jordan Mills
T · 2013–2021 · BUF 2015–2018, DAL 2015, 2020
- Rare
Ross Tucker
OL · 2001–2005 · BUF 2003–2004, DAL 2002
- Rare
Duke Preston
G · 2005–2009 · BUF 2005–2008, DAL 2009
- Rare
Eli Ankou
DL · 2017–2024 · BUF 2021, 2024, DAL 2020
- Rare
Ty Nsekhe
T · 2015–2023 · BUF 2019–2020, DAL 2021
- Epic
Sam Young
T · 2010–2020 · BUF 2011–2013, DAL 2010
- Epic
Tom Myslinski
OL · 1992–2000 · BUF 1993, DAL 1999
- Epic
Ryan Neufeld
TE · 1999–2007 · BUF 2003–2007, DAL 1999
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Darian Barnes
FB · 2002–2008 · BUF 2008, DAL 2004
- Epic
Phillip Tanner
RB · 2011–2014 · BUF 2014, DAL 2011–2013
- Epic
Connor McGovern
OL · 2020–2026 · BUF 2023–2026, DAL 2020–2022
- Epic
Kevin R. Williams
WR · 1993–2000 · BUF 1998–1999, DAL 1993–1996
- Epic
Lavar Edwards
DE · 2013–2017 · BUF 2015, DAL 2014
- Epic
Marcus Price
OL · 1995–2005 · BUF 2002–2004, DAL 2005
- Epic
Casey Walker
DT · 2014–2016 · BUF 2016, DAL 2015
- Epic
Mana Silva
DB · 2011–2012 · BUF 2012, DAL 2011–2012
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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