Players who played for both the Denver Broncos and the Houston Texans
56 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
56
Players
9
Easy to name
Epic
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 Broncos player to a Texans player through Josh Watson 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
Demaryius Thomas
WR · 2010–2019 · DEN 2010–2018, HOU 2018
- Common
Kareem Jackson
CB · 2010–2024 · DEN 2019–2023, HOU 2010–2018, 2023
- Uncommon
Jabar Gaffney
WR · 2002–2012 · DEN 2009–2010, HOU 2002–2005
- Uncommon
Ron Dayne
RB · 2000–2007 · DEN 2005, HOU 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Bradley Roby
CB · 2014–2023 · DEN 2014–2018, HOU 2019–2020
- Uncommon
Owen Daniels
TE · 2006–2016 · DEN 2015–2016, HOU 2006–2013
- Uncommon
Zach Cunningham
LB · 2017–2025 · DEN 2024, HOU 2017–2021
- Uncommon
Phillip Dorsett
WR · 2015–2023 · DEN 2023, HOU 2021–2022
- Uncommon
Antonio Smith
DE · 2004–2016 · DEN 2015–2016, HOU 2009–2013, 2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
DeMarcus Walker
DL · 2017–2025 · DEN 2017–2020, HOU 2021
- Rare
Royce Freeman
RB · 2018–2023 · DEN 2018–2020, HOU 2021–2022
- Rare
Brock Osweiler
QB · 2012–2018 · DEN 2012–2015, 2017, HOU 2016
- Rare
Justin Forsett
RB · 2008–2016 · DEN 2016, HOU 2012
- Rare
Jacob Martin
LB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2022, HOU 2019–2021
- Rare
Rahim Moore
FS · 2011–2016 · DEN 2011–2014, HOU 2015
- Rare
Jamie Winborn
LB · 2001–2010 · DEN 2007–2008, HOU 2009
- Rare
Case Keenum
QB · 2013–2026 · DEN 2018, HOU 2013–2014, 2023
- Rare
A.J. Bouye
CB · 2013–2021 · DEN 2020, HOU 2013–2016
- Rare
Isaac Yiadom
DB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2018–2019, HOU 2022
- Rare
Marlon McCree
DB · 2001–2008 · DEN 2008, HOU 2003–2004
- Rare
Joel Dreessen
TE · 2005–2013 · DEN 2012–2013, HOU 2007–2011
- Rare
Phillip Lindsay
RB · 2018–2022 · DEN 2018–2020, HOU 2021
- Rare
Eric Saubert
TE · 2017–2026 · DEN 2021–2022, HOU 2023
- Rare
Billy Miller
WR · 1999–2008 · DEN 1999–2000, HOU 2002–2004
- Rare
Nick Ferguson
DB · 2000–2009 · DEN 2003–2007, HOU 2008–2009
- Rare
Josh Johnson
QB · 2008–2025 · DEN 2022, HOU 2017
- Rare
Eric Brown
DB · 1998–2004 · DEN 1998–2001, HOU 2002–2004
- Rare
Jared Crick
DE · 2012–2017 · DEN 2016–2017, HOU 2012–2015
- Rare
Mike Adams
DB · 2004–2019 · DEN 2012–2013, HOU 2019
- Rare
Tremon Smith
DB · 2018–2026 · DEN 2023–2024, HOU 2021–2022, 2025–2026
- Rare
Kayvon Webster
CB · 2013–2019 · DEN 2013–2016, HOU 2018
- Rare
Jeb Putzier
TE · 2002–2008 · DEN 2002–2005, 2008, HOU 2006–2007
- Rare
Karl Paymah
CB · 2005–2010 · DEN 2005–2008, HOU 2010
- Rare
Jeff Driskel
QB · 2016–2025 · DEN 2020, HOU 2021–2022
- Rare
Ryan Harris
T · 2007–2016 · DEN 2007–2010, 2015, HOU 2012–2013
- Rare
Shiloh Keo
DB · 2011–2016 · DEN 2015–2016, HOU 2011–2013
- Rare
Joe Mays
MLB · 2008–2016 · DEN 2010–2012, HOU 2013
- Rare
Trindon Holliday
KR · 2011–2014 · DEN 2012–2013, HOU 2011–2012
- Rare
Lional Dalton
DL · 1998–2006 · DEN 2002, HOU 2006
- Rare
Mike Boone
RB · 2018–2024 · DEN 2021–2022, HOU 2023
- Rare
Andrew Beck
RB · 2019–2026 · DEN 2019–2022, HOU 2023–2024
- Rare
Mike Mohamed
OLB · 2011–2015 · DEN 2011, HOU 2013–2014
- Rare
Eric Tomlinson
TE · 2016–2024 · DEN 2022, HOU 2016
- Rare
Ephraim Salaam
OL · 1998–2009 · DEN 2002–2003, HOU 2006–2009
- Rare
Garret Wallow
LB · 2021–2026 · DEN 2025, HOU 2021–2023
- Rare
Chris Myers
G · 2005–2014 · DEN 2005–2007, HOU 2008–2014
- Rare
Bradlee Van Pelt
QB · 2005–2006 · DEN 2005, HOU 2006
- Epic
Cecil Sapp
RB · 2003–2008 · DEN 2003–2007, HOU 2008
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Tyson Clabo
G · 2004–2014 · DEN 2004, HOU 2014
- Epic
Chris Clark
T · 2010–2019 · DEN 2010–2014, HOU 2015–2017, 2019
- Epic
Charlie Adams
WR · 2003–2006 · DEN 2003–2006, HOU 2006
- Epic
Glenn Martinez
WR · 2005–2009 · DEN 2007–2008, HOU 2009
- Epic
Curome Cox
FS · 2005–2007 · DEN 2005–2007, HOU 2007
- Epic
Shelley Smith
G · 2010–2016 · DEN 2015, HOU 2010
- Epic
Roc Alexander
CB · 2004–2006 · DEN 2004–2005, HOU 2006
- Epic
Josh Watson
LB · 2019–2021 · DEN 2019–2020, HOU 2021
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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