Players who played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the New England Patriots
54 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
54
Players
8
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 Cowboys player to a Patriots player through Chris Fontenot 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
Ezekiel Elliott
RB · 2016–2024 · DAL 2016–2022, 2024, NE 2023
- Common
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · DAL 2023, NE 2017–2020
- Common
Brandin Cooks
WR · 2014–2026 · DAL 2023–2024, NE 2017
- Common
Joey Galloway
WR · 1995–2010 · DAL 2000–2003, NE 2009
- Common
Drew Bledsoe
QB · 1993–2006 · DAL 2005–2006, NE 1993–2001
- Common
Terry Glenn
WR · 1996–2007 · DAL 2003–2007, NE 1996–2001
- Common
Martellus Bennett
TE · 2008–2017 · DAL 2008–2011, NE 2016–2017
- Uncommon
Vinny Testaverde
QB · 1990–2007 · DAL 2004, NE 2006
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Scott Chandler
TE · 2007–2016 · DAL 2010, NE 2015–2016
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · DAL 2015, NE 2005–2008
- Rare
Sammy Morris
RB · 2000–2011 · DAL 2011, NE 2007–2010
- Rare
Bobby Carpenter
ILB · 2006–2012 · DAL 2006–2009, NE 2012
- Rare
Michael Bennett
DT · 2009–2019 · DAL 2019, NE 2019
- Rare
Nate Jones
CB · 2004–2011 · DAL 2004–2007, NE 2011
- Rare
Dedric Ward
WR · 1997–2004 · DAL 2004, NE 2003
- Rare
Mike Nugent
K · 2005–2020 · DAL 2017, NE 2019
- Rare
Blair Thomas
RB · 1990–1995 · DAL 1994, NE 1994
- Rare
Terrell McClain
DT · 2011–2019 · DAL 2014–2016, NE 2012
- Rare
Nick Folk
K · 2007–2026 · DAL 2007–2009, NE 2019–2022
- Rare
Hugh Millen
QB · 1990–1995 · DAL 1993, NE 1991–1992
- Rare
Sterling Moore
DB · 2011–2017 · DAL 2012–2014, NE 2011–2012
- Rare
Chad Eaton
DL · 1995–2004 · DAL 2004, NE 1996–2000
- Rare
Joe Milton III
QB · 2024–2026 · DAL 2025, NE 2024
- Rare
Corey Ballentine
DB · 2019–2025 · DAL 2025, NE 2025
- Rare
Dekoda Watson
OLB · 2010–2019 · DAL 2014, NE 2015
- Rare
Carl Davis
NT · 2015–2024 · DAL 2023, NE 2020–2022
- Rare
David Howard
LB · 1990–1992 · DAL 1990, NE 1991–1992
- Rare
Eugene Lockhart
LB · 1990–1992 · DAL 1990, NE 1991–1992
- Rare
Jonathan Cooper
G · 2014–2019 · DAL 2017, NE 2016
- Rare
Eric Bjornson
TE · 1995–2000 · DAL 1995–1999, NE 2000
- Rare
Trysten Hill
DL · 2019–2024 · DAL 2019–2022, NE 2023–2024
- Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · DAL 2019, NE 2019
- Rare
Isaiah Stanback
WR · 2007–2012 · DAL 2007–2008, NE 2009
- Rare
Brian Waters
OL · 2000–2013 · DAL 2013, NE 2011
- Rare
Cameron Fleming
T · 2014–2024 · DAL 2018–2019, NE 2014–2017
- Rare
Tom Hodson
QB · 1990–1996 · DAL 1994, NE 1990–1992
- Rare
Lousaka Polite
RB · 2004–2012 · DAL 2004–2006, NE 2011
- Rare
Bob Perryman
RB · 1990–1992 · DAL 1990, NE 1990
- Rare
Bobby Abrams
LB · 1990–1996 · DAL 1992–1993, NE 1995–1996
- Rare
Mike Saxon
SPEC · 1990–1995 · DAL 1990–1992, NE 1993
- Rare
Darius Harris
LB · 2020–2025 · DAL 2024, NE 2025
- Rare
Chris Akins
DB · 1999–2003 · DAL 1999–2000, NE 2003
- Rare
Ross Tucker
OL · 2001–2005 · DAL 2002, NE 2005
- Rare
Garrett Gilbert
QB · 2017–2022 · DAL 2020, NE 2022
- Rare
Ameer Speed
DB · 2023–2026 · DAL 2026, NE 2023
- Epic
Frank Kearse
DT · 2011–2016 · DAL 2013, NE 2016
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · DAL 2016, NE 2014
- Epic
Landon Cohen
DT · 2008–2013 · DAL 2013, NE 2010–2011
- Epic
Nick Leverett
OL · 2021–2026 · DAL 2025–2026, NE 2024
- Epic
Trey Williams
RB · 2015–2017 · DAL 2015, 2017, NE 2015
- Epic
Todd Jones
OL · 1992–1993 · DAL 1992, NE 1993
- Epic
Casey Walker
DT · 2014–2016 · DAL 2015, NE 2014
- Epic
Terry Billups
DB · 1998–1999 · DAL 1998, NE 1999
- Legendary
Chris Fontenot
TE · 1998–2000 · DAL 2000, NE 2000
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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