Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the New England Patriots
65 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
65
Players
10
Easy to name
Ball-knower
Best link
Chains matchup: Balanced. 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 Patriots player through Ula Tuitele and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 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
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · BUF 2012–2016, NE 2017–2020
- Common
Stefon Diggs
WR · 2015–2026 · BUF 2020–2023, NE 2025
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · BUF 2025, NE 2017
- Common
Lawyer Milloy
DB · 1996–2010 · BUF 2003–2005, NE 1996–2002
- Common
Drew Bledsoe
QB · 1993–2006 · BUF 2002–2004, NE 1993–2001
- Uncommon
Matthew Judon
LB · 2016–2026 · BUF 2025, NE 2021–2023
- Uncommon
Antowain Smith
RB · 1997–2005 · BUF 1997–2000, NE 2001–2003
- Uncommon
Mack Hollins
WR · 2017–2026 · BUF 2024, NE 2025–2026
- Uncommon
Ted Washington
DL · 1991–2007 · BUF 1995–2000, NE 2003
- Uncommon
DaQuan Jones
DE · 2014–2026 · BUF 2022–2025, NE 2026
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Brandon Spikes
ILB · 2010–2016 · BUF 2014, 2016, NE 2010–2013
- Rare
Alan Branch
NT · 2007–2017 · BUF 2013, NE 2014–2017
- Rare
Andre Davis
WR · 2002–2009 · BUF 2006, NE 2005
- Rare
Scott Chandler
TE · 2007–2016 · BUF 2010–2014, NE 2015–2016
- Rare
Damien Harris
RB · 2019–2023 · BUF 2023, NE 2019–2022
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · BUF 2015, NE 2005–2008
- Rare
Larry Centers
RB · 1990–2003 · BUF 2001–2002, NE 2003
- Rare
Sammy Morris
RB · 2000–2011 · BUF 2000–2003, NE 2007–2010
- Rare
Jason Webster
DB · 2000–2008 · BUF 2007, NE 2008
- Rare
Mark Anderson
DE · 2006–2012 · BUF 2012, NE 2011
- Rare
Chris Hogan
WR · 2012–2021 · BUF 2012–2015, NE 2016–2018
- Rare
Brandon Tate
WR · 2009–2018 · BUF 2016–2017, NE 2009–2010
- Rare
James Ihedigbo
DB · 2008–2016 · BUF 2016, NE 2011
- Rare
Leonard Hankerson
WR · 2011–2015 · BUF 2015, NE 2015
- Rare
Doug Flutie
QB · 1998–2005 · BUF 1998–2000, NE 2005
- Rare
Mitch Wishnowsky
P · 2019–2026 · BUF 2025, NE 2026
- Rare
Jerome Henderson
DB · 1991–1998 · BUF 1993–1994, NE 1991–1993, 1996
- Rare
Mike Gillislee
RB · 2013–2018 · BUF 2015–2016, NE 2017
- Rare
Kamar Aiken
WR · 2011–2018 · BUF 2011, NE 2012
- Rare
Sam Aiken
WR · 2003–2010 · BUF 2003–2007, NE 2008–2009
- Rare
Ramon Humber
OLB · 2009–2018 · BUF 2016–2018, NE 2018
- Rare
Matt Stevens
DB · 1996–2003 · BUF 1996, NE 2000–2001
- Rare
Monty Brown
LB · 1993–1996 · BUF 1993–1995, NE 1996
- Rare
Charles Johnson
WR · 1994–2002 · BUF 2002, NE 2001
- Rare
Greg Salas
WR · 2011–2016 · BUF 2015–2016, NE 2012
- Rare
Sergio Brown
DB · 2010–2016 · BUF 2016, NE 2010–2011
- Rare
Shayne Graham
SPEC · 2001–2016 · BUF 2001, NE 2010
- Rare
Travaris Cadet
RB · 2012–2018 · BUF 2017, NE 2015
- Rare
Sam Gash
RB · 1992–2003 · BUF 1998–1999, 2003, NE 1992–1997
- Rare
Reggie Gilliam
TE · 2020–2026 · BUF 2020–2025, NE 2026
- Rare
Marshall Newhouse
T · 2011–2020 · BUF 2018, NE 2019
- Rare
Leonard Johnson
CB · 2012–2018 · BUF 2017, NE 2015
- Rare
Brandon Deaderick
DE · 2010–2016 · BUF 2016, NE 2010–2012
- Rare
David Bavaro
LB · 1990–1994 · BUF 1991, NE 1993–1994
- Rare
Russell Bodine
C · 2014–2019 · BUF 2018, NE 2019
- Rare
Pierre Woods
OLB · 2006–2010 · BUF 2010, NE 2006–2010
- Rare
Mickey Washington
DB · 1990–1997 · BUF 1993–1994, NE 1990–1991
- Rare
Greg Van Roten
G · 2012–2026 · BUF 2022, NE 2026
- Rare
Matthew Mulligan
TE · 2009–2016 · BUF 2015, NE 2013
- Rare
Rashad Baker
FS · 2004–2008 · BUF 2004–2005, NE 2006–2007
- Rare
David Pool
DB · 1990–1994 · BUF 1990, 1993, NE 1991–1992
- Epic
Jordan Devey
T · 2014–2020 · BUF 2020, NE 2014
- Epic
Joe Giles-Harris
LB · 2019–2026 · BUF 2021–2022, NE 2024
- Epic
Ross Tucker
OL · 2001–2005 · BUF 2003–2004, NE 2005
- Epic
Darryl Wren
DB · 1991–1994 · BUF 1991–1992, NE 1993–1994
- Epic
David White
LB · 1993–1996 · BUF 1995–1996, NE 1993
- Epic
Conor McDermott
OL · 2017–2023 · BUF 2017–2019, NE 2022–2023
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Thomas Welch
T · 2010–2013 · BUF 2012–2013, NE 2011
- Epic
Chris White
ILB · 2011–2014 · BUF 2011–2012, NE 2013–2014
- Epic
Breon Borders
DB · 2017–2023 · BUF 2017, NE 2023
- Epic
Richard Harvey
LB · 1990–2000 · BUF 1992–1993, NE 1990–1991
- Epic
Eric Lee
LB · 2016–2018 · BUF 2017, NE 2017
- Epic
Ray Hill
DB · 1998–2001 · BUF 1998, 2000, NE 2001
- Epic
Casey Walker
DT · 2014–2016 · BUF 2016, NE 2014
- Ball-knower
Ula Tuitele
LB · 2000–2002 · BUF 2002, NE 2000–2002
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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