Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the Indianapolis Colts
57 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
57
Players
6
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Tough. 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 Broncos player to a Colts player through Dominique Jones 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
Peyton Manning
QB · 1998–2015 · DEN 2012–2015, IND 1998–2011
- Common
Simeon Rice
DL · 1996–2007 · DEN 2007, IND 2007
- Common
Joe Flacco
QB · 2008–2026 · DEN 2019, IND 2024
- Uncommon
Shaun Phillips
OLB · 2004–2014 · DEN 2013, IND 2014
- Uncommon
Brandon Stokley
WR · 1999–2013 · DEN 2007–2009, 2012, IND 2003–2006
- Uncommon
Phillip Dorsett
WR · 2015–2023 · DEN 2023, IND 2015–2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Tyrone Poole
DB · 1995–2008 · DEN 2002, IND 1998–2000
- Rare
Bertrand Berry
LB · 1997–2009 · DEN 2001–2003, IND 1997–1999
- Rare
Jacob Tamme
TE · 2008–2016 · DEN 2012–2014, IND 2008–2011
- Rare
Justin Forsett
RB · 2008–2016 · DEN 2016, IND 2008
- Rare
Adam Gotsis
DL · 2016–2025 · DEN 2016–2019, IND 2024
- Rare
Jacob Martin
LB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2022, IND 2023
- Rare
Marlon Mack
RB · 2017–2022 · DEN 2022, IND 2017–2021
- Rare
Montae Reagor
DL · 1999–2007 · DEN 1999–2002, IND 2003–2006
- Rare
Isaiah McKenzie
WR · 2017–2023 · DEN 2017–2018, IND 2023
- Rare
Phillip Lindsay
RB · 2018–2022 · DEN 2018–2020, IND 2022
- Rare
Ellis Johnson
DL · 1995–2004 · DEN 2004, IND 1995–2001
- Rare
Flipper Anderson
WR · 1990–1997 · DEN 1997, IND 1995
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · DEN 2022, IND 2015
- Rare
Jared Veldheer
C · 2010–2023 · DEN 2018, IND 2020, 2023
- Rare
Mike Adams
DB · 2004–2019 · DEN 2012–2013, IND 2014–2016
- Rare
Tremon Smith
DB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2023–2024, IND 2020
- Rare
Nate Irving
MLB · 2011–2015 · DEN 2011–2014, IND 2015
- Rare
Zach Kerr
DT · 2014–2021 · DEN 2017–2018, IND 2014–2016
- Rare
Andre Brown
RB · 2010–2013 · DEN 2010, IND 2010
- Rare
Doug Widell
OL · 1990–1997 · DEN 1990–1992, IND 1996–1997
- Rare
Chad Kelly
QB · 2018–2019 · DEN 2018, IND 2019
- Rare
Chris Doering
WR · 1996–2003 · DEN 1999–2000, IND 1996–1997
- Rare
Mark Jackson
WR · 1990–1994 · DEN 1990–1992, IND 1994
- Rare
Winston Justice
T · 2006–2013 · DEN 2013, IND 2012
- Rare
Nate Hairston
DB · 2017–2022 · DEN 2020–2021, IND 2017–2018
- Rare
Cassius Vaughn
CB · 2010–2015 · DEN 2010–2011, IND 2012–2013
- Rare
Tim Hauck
DB · 1990–2002 · DEN 1995–1996, IND 1998
- Rare
Billy Winn
DT · 2012–2020 · DEN 2016, IND 2015
- Rare
Elijah Alexander
LB · 1992–2001 · DEN 1993–1995, IND 1996–1998
- Rare
Bill Schultz
OL · 1990–1997 · DEN 1995, IND 1990–1993
- Rare
Chris Gronkowski
FB · 2010–2012 · DEN 2012, IND 2011
- Rare
Jason Baker
SPEC · 2001–2011 · DEN 2004, IND 2004
- Rare
Darrell Reid
DT · 2005–2009 · DEN 2009, IND 2005–2008
- Rare
Adam Meadows
OL · 1997–2006 · DEN 2006, IND 1997–2003
- Rare
Casey Wiegmann
OL · 1996–2011 · DEN 2008–2009, IND 1996
- Rare
Lance Ball
RB · 2008–2012 · DEN 2010–2012, IND 2008
- Rare
McTelvin Agim
DL · 2020–2023 · DEN 2020–2021, IND 2023
- Rare
Tony Carter
DB · 2009–2015 · DEN 2009, 2011–2014, IND 2015
- Rare
Sam Ehlinger
QB · 2021–2026 · DEN 2025–2026, IND 2021–2024
- Rare
Quan Cosby
WR · 2009–2012 · DEN 2011, IND 2011
- Rare
Detron Smith
RB · 1996–2003 · DEN 1996–2001, IND 2002–2003
- Rare
Tony Hills
T · 2008–2016 · DEN 2011, IND 2012
- Epic
Josh Mallard
DE · 2002–2008 · DEN 2007, IND 2002
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Juwann Winfree
WR · 2019–2023 · DEN 2019, IND 2023
- Epic
Dillon Day
OL · 2017 · DEN 2017, IND 2017
- Epic
Seth Olsen
G · 2009–2012 · DEN 2009, IND 2012
- Epic
Glenell Sanders
LB · 1990–1995 · DEN 1994, IND 1995
- Epic
Deiontrez Mount
OLB · 2015–2017 · DEN 2017, IND 2016
- Epic
Fred Brown
WR · 2017–2020 · DEN 2019–2020, IND 2017
- Epic
Henry Krieger-Coble
TE · 2016–2017 · DEN 2016, IND 2017
- Epic
Dominique Jones
TE · 2012–2016 · DEN 2014, IND 2012–2013
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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