Players who played for both the Buffalo Bills and the Minnesota Vikings
46 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
46
Players
6
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Vikings player through Michael Early 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
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · BUF 2012–2016, MIN 2024
- Common
Stefon Diggs
WR · 2015–2026 · BUF 2020–2023, MIN 2015–2019
- Common
Percy Harvin
WR · 2009–2016 · BUF 2015–2016, MIN 2009–2012
- Common
Linval Joseph
DT · 2010–2024 · BUF 2023, MIN 2014–2019
- Uncommon
Xavier Rhodes
CB · 2013–2022 · BUF 2022, MIN 2013–2019
- Uncommon
Latavius Murray
RB · 2014–2023 · BUF 2023, MIN 2017–2018
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Sam Cowart
LB · 1998–2005 · BUF 1998–2001, MIN 2005
- Rare
Harrison Phillips
DL · 2018–2026 · BUF 2018–2021, MIN 2022–2024
- Rare
Tarvaris Jackson
QB · 2006–2016 · BUF 2012, MIN 2006–2010
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · BUF 2015, MIN 2013–2014
- Rare
Pat Williams
DL · 1997–2010 · BUF 1997–2004, MIN 2005–2010
- Rare
Antoine Winfield
DB · 1999–2012 · BUF 1999–2003, MIN 2004–2012
- Rare
Bryce Paup
LB · 1990–2000 · BUF 1995–1997, MIN 2000
- Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · BUF 2022, MIN 2017
- Rare
Keith Newman
LB · 1999–2005 · BUF 1999–2002, MIN 2004–2005
- Rare
Darryl Talley
LB · 1990–1996 · BUF 1990–1994, MIN 1996
- Rare
Henry Jones
DB · 1991–2002 · BUF 1991–2000, MIN 2001
- Rare
Trent Sherfield
WR · 2018–2026 · BUF 2023, 2026, MIN 2024
- Rare
Ken Irvin
DB · 1995–2005 · BUF 1995–2001, MIN 2003, 2005
- Rare
Robert Blanton
SS · 2012–2017 · BUF 2016–2017, MIN 2012–2015
- Rare
Spencer Johnson
DT · 2004–2012 · BUF 2008–2012, MIN 2004–2007
- Rare
Kelly Holcomb
QB · 1996–2007 · BUF 2005–2006, MIN 2007
- Rare
Jerome Felton
FB · 2008–2016 · BUF 2015–2016, MIN 2012–2014
- Rare
Joe Webb
QB · 2010–2020 · BUF 2017, MIN 2010–2013
- Rare
Lewis Cine
DB · 2022–2024 · BUF 2024, MIN 2022–2023
- Rare
Gabe Northern
LB · 1996–2000 · BUF 1996–1999, MIN 2000
- Rare
Vladimir Ducasse
G · 2010–2018 · BUF 2017–2018, MIN 2014
- Rare
MarQueis Gray
TE · 2013–2017 · BUF 2014–2015, MIN 2014
- Rare
Chris Walsh
WR · 1992–2002 · BUF 1992–1993, MIN 1994–2002
- Rare
Melvin Fowler
C · 2002–2008 · BUF 2006–2008, MIN 2005
- Rare
David Bavaro
LB · 1990–1994 · BUF 1991, MIN 1992
- Rare
Ryan Van Demark
OL · 2023–2026 · BUF 2023–2025, MIN 2026
- Rare
Jason Whittle
OL · 1998–2008 · BUF 2008, MIN 2006
- Rare
Rashad Baker
FS · 2004–2008 · BUF 2004–2005, MIN 2006
- Rare
David Quessenberry
G · 2017–2026 · BUF 2022, MIN 2023–2024
- Rare
Eddie Yarbrough
DL · 2017–2021 · BUF 2017–2018, MIN 2020–2021
- Rare
Corbin Lacina
OL · 1993–2003 · BUF 1993–1997, MIN 1999–2002
- Rare
Thomas Welch
T · 2010–2013 · BUF 2012–2013, MIN 2010
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Jeremiah Sirles
T · 2014–2018 · BUF 2018, MIN 2015–2017
- Epic
Mark Asper
G · 2012–2013 · BUF 2013, MIN 2012
- Epic
Greg Mancz
C · 2016–2022 · BUF 2022, MIN 2022
- Epic
Brandon Burton
CB · 2011–2013 · BUF 2013, MIN 2011–2012
- Epic
Bill Conaty
OL · 1997–2004 · BUF 1997–2002, MIN 2004
- Epic
Joe Banyard
RB · 2013–2017 · BUF 2017, MIN 2013–2014
- Epic
Larry Dean
OLB · 2011–2014 · BUF 2014, MIN 2011–2013
- Legendary
Michael Early
OL · 2001–2002 · BUF 2001, MIN 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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