Players who played for both the Indianapolis Colts and the Atlanta Falcons
52 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
52
Players
9
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 Colts player to a Falcons player through Ahmad Thomas 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
Eric Dickerson
RB · 1990–1993 · IND 1990–1991, ATL 1993
- Common
Matt Ryan
QB · 2008–2022 · IND 2022, ATL 2008–2021
- Common
Dwight Freeney
DE · 2002–2017 · IND 2002–2012, ATL 2016
- Common
Mike Peterson
LB · 1999–2012 · IND 1999–2002, ATL 2009–2012
- Uncommon
Kelvin Hayden
CB · 2005–2012 · IND 2005–2010, ATL 2011
- Uncommon
Samson Ebukam
LB · 2017–2026 · IND 2023, 2025, ATL 2026
- Uncommon
Ray Buchanan
DB · 1993–2004 · IND 1993–1996, ATL 1997–2003
- Uncommon
Ashley Ambrose
DB · 1992–2004 · IND 1992–1995, ATL 2000–2002
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · IND 2016, ATL 2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Laquon Treadwell
WR · 2016–2026 · IND 2024–2026, ATL 2020
- Rare
Philip Wheeler
OLB · 2008–2016 · IND 2008–2011, ATL 2015–2016
- Rare
Jacob Tamme
TE · 2008–2016 · IND 2008–2011, ATL 2015–2016
- Rare
Ronnie Harrison
DB · 2018–2026 · IND 2023–2024, ATL 2025
- Rare
Jerome Pathon
WR · 1998–2005 · IND 1998–2001, ATL 2005
- Rare
Dwight Lowery
CB · 2008–2016 · IND 2015, ATL 2014
- Rare
Jeff Zgonina
DL · 1993–2009 · IND 1998, ATL 1996
- Rare
Tre Flowers
DB · 2018–2025 · IND 2024, ATL 2023
- Rare
Marcus Pollard
TE · 1995–2008 · IND 1995–2004, ATL 2008
- Rare
Cornelius Bennett
LB · 1990–2000 · IND 1999–2000, ATL 1996–1998
- Rare
Jeff George
QB · 1990–2004 · IND 1990–1993, ATL 1994–1996
- Rare
Jamaal Anderson
DE · 2007–2012 · IND 2011, ATL 2007–2010
- Rare
Craig Heyward
RB · 1990–1998 · IND 1998, ATL 1994–1996
- Rare
Browning Nagle
QB · 1991–1996 · IND 1994, ATL 1995–1996
- Rare
Ellis Johnson
DL · 1995–2004 · IND 1995–2001, ATL 2002–2003
- Rare
Jalen Collins
CB · 2015–2018 · IND 2018, ATL 2015–2016
- Rare
Ben Hartsock
TE · 2004–2013 · IND 2004–2006, ATL 2008
- Rare
Brian Poole
DB · 2016–2021 · IND 2021, ATL 2016–2018
- Rare
Courtney Roby
WR · 2005–2014 · IND 2008, ATL 2014
- Rare
Matt Bryant
K · 2002–2019 · IND 2004, ATL 2009–2019
- Rare
Clarence Verdin
WR · 1990–1994 · IND 1990–1993, ATL 1994
- Rare
T.J. Green
DB · 2016–2021 · IND 2016–2017, ATL 2020–2021
- Rare
Ryan Allen
P · 2013–2020 · IND 2020, ATL 2019
- Rare
Khalid Kareem
DL · 2020–2026 · IND 2022, ATL 2024–2025
- Rare
Chase Coffman
TE · 2010–2016 · IND 2016, ATL 2012–2013
- Rare
Mel Agee
DL · 1991–1995 · IND 1991–1992, ATL 1992–1995
- Rare
Eli Ankou
DL · 2017–2024 · IND 2020, ATL 2023
- Rare
Josh Mallard
DE · 2002–2008 · IND 2002, ATL 2006–2007
- Epic
Jonotthan Harrison
C · 2014–2023 · IND 2014–2016, ATL 2022
- Epic
Mike Person
T · 2011–2019 · IND 2012, 2017, ATL 2015–2016
- Epic
D.J. White
DB · 2016–2019 · IND 2017, ATL 2019
- Epic
Freddie Scott
WR · 1996–1998 · IND 1998, ATL 1996–1997
- Epic
Josh Andrews
G · 2015–2022 · IND 2018–2019, ATL 2021
- Epic
Mike Echols
CB · 2002–2004 · IND 2004, ATL 2004
- Epic
Quinn Ojinnaka
T · 2006–2012 · IND 2011, ATL 2006–2009
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Damon Gibson
WR · 1998–2002 · IND 2002, ATL 2002
- Epic
Kevin Graf
T · 2016 · IND 2016, ATL 2016
- Epic
Whit Marshall
LB · 1996–1999 · IND 1998, ATL 1999
- Epic
Antony Jordan
LB · 1998–2001 · IND 1998, ATL 2000–2001
- Epic
Jermaine Grace
LB · 2017–2019 · IND 2017, ATL 2017, 2019
- Epic
Joey Mbu
NT · 2015–2017 · IND 2017, ATL 2015–2016
- Epic
Frank Giannetti
DL · 1991–1993 · IND 1991, ATL 1993
- Legendary
Ahmad Thomas
LB · 2018–2019 · IND 2018, ATL 2019
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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