Players who played for both the Atlanta Falcons and the Detroit Lions
83 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
83
Players
11
Easy to name
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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 Falcons player to a Lions player through Ed Smith and the link is rated Unicorn (+600 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
Dwight Freeney
DE · 2002–2017 · ATL 2016, DET 2017
- Common
Bruce Irvin
DE · 2012–2023 · ATL 2018, DET 2023
- Uncommon
Za'Darius Smith
OLB · 2015–2026 · ATL 2026, DET 2024
- Uncommon
Joey Harrington
QB · 2002–2008 · ATL 2007, DET 2002–2005
- Uncommon
Mohamed Sanu
WR · 2012–2021 · ATL 2016–2019, DET 2020
- Uncommon
Desmond Trufant
CB · 2013–2021 · ATL 2013–2019, DET 2020
- Uncommon
Duron Harmon
FS · 2013–2023 · ATL 2021, DET 2020
- Uncommon
T.J. Duckett
RB · 2002–2008 · ATL 2002–2005, DET 2007
- Uncommon
Mike Hughes
DB · 2018–2026 · ATL 2023–2026, DET 2022
- Uncommon
Justin Durant
OLB · 2007–2017 · ATL 2015, DET 2011–2012
- Uncommon
Andre Roberts
WR · 2010–2022 · ATL 2017, DET 2016
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Josh Wilson
CB · 2007–2015 · ATL 2014, DET 2015
- Rare
Charles Harris
DL · 2017–2024 · ATL 2020, DET 2021–2023
- Rare
Chris Houston
CB · 2007–2013 · ATL 2007–2009, DET 2010–2013
- Rare
Jeff Okudah
DB · 2020–2025 · ATL 2023, DET 2020–2022
- Rare
Erik Coleman
SS · 2004–2012 · ATL 2008–2010, DET 2011–2012
- Rare
Tre Flowers
DB · 2018–2025 · ATL 2023, DET 2025
- Rare
Marcus Pollard
TE · 1995–2008 · ATL 2008, DET 2005–2006
- Rare
Grady Jackson
DL · 1997–2009 · ATL 2006–2008, DET 2009
- Rare
Levine Toilolo
TE · 2013–2020 · ATL 2013–2017, DET 2018
- Rare
Da'Shawn Hand
DL · 2018–2026 · ATL 2026, DET 2018–2021
- Rare
Shane Dronett
DL · 1992–2001 · ATL 1996–2001, DET 1996
- Rare
Shawn Jefferson
WR · 1991–2003 · ATL 2000–2002, DET 2003
- Rare
Tye Hill
CB · 2006–2010 · ATL 2009, DET 2010
- Rare
Anthony Firkser
TE · 2018–2025 · ATL 2022, DET 2023, 2025
- Rare
J.D. McKissic
RB · 2016–2022 · ATL 2016, DET 2019
- Rare
Bert Emanuel
WR · 1994–2001 · ATL 1994–1997, DET 2001
- Rare
KhaDarel Hodge
WR · 2018–2026 · ATL 2022–2025, DET 2021
- Rare
Richard Huntley
RB · 1996–2002 · ATL 1996, DET 2002
- Rare
Brian Robiskie
WR · 2009–2013 · ATL 2013, DET 2012
- Rare
Tim McKyer
DB · 1990–1997 · ATL 1991–1992, 1996, DET 1993
- Rare
Paul Worrilow
MLB · 2013–2019 · ATL 2013–2016, DET 2017
- Rare
Artose Pinner
RB · 2003–2007 · ATL 2007, DET 2003–2005
- Rare
Mike Ford
DB · 2018–2026 · ATL 2022, 2025–2026, DET 2018–2020
- Rare
William White
DB · 1990–1998 · ATL 1997–1998, DET 1990–1993
- Rare
Matt Prater
K · 2007–2025 · ATL 2007, DET 2014–2020
- Rare
John Cominsky
DL · 2019–2023 · ATL 2019–2021, DET 2022–2023
- Rare
David Richards
OL · 1990–1996 · ATL 1994–1996, DET 1993
- Rare
Ross Dwelley
TE · 2018–2025 · ATL 2024, DET 2025
- Rare
Brandon Copeland
OLB · 2015–2022 · ATL 2021, DET 2015–2016
- Rare
Terry Taylor
DB · 1990–1995 · ATL 1995, DET 1990–1991
- Rare
Jamal Agnew
DB · 2017–2025 · ATL 2025, DET 2017–2020
- Rare
Rafael Bush
DB · 2010–2018 · ATL 2010, DET 2016
- Rare
Courtney Anderson
TE · 2004–2007 · ATL 2007, DET 2007
- Rare
Bear Pascoe
TE · 2009–2016 · ATL 2014, DET 2015
- Rare
Dean Marlowe
SS · 2015–2023 · ATL 2022, DET 2021
- Rare
Riley Patterson
K · 2021–2026 · ATL 2024, DET 2021, 2023
- Rare
Josh Woods
LB · 2019–2026 · ATL 2024–2026, DET 2021–2022
- Rare
Marty Carter
DB · 1991–2001 · ATL 1999–2001, DET 2001
- Rare
Marvin Hall
WR · 2016–2021 · ATL 2017–2018, 2021, DET 2019–2020
- Rare
Ephraim Salaam
OL · 1998–2009 · ATL 1998–2001, DET 2009
- Rare
Jason Phillips
WR · 1990–1993 · ATL 1991–1993, DET 1990
- Epic
Ty Detmer
QB · 1992–2005 · ATL 2004–2005, DET 2001–2003
- Epic
Bob Gagliano
QB · 1990–1995 · ATL 1993, DET 1990
- Epic
Dylan Drummond
WR · 2023–2025 · ATL 2025, DET 2023
- Epic
Brandon Powell
WR · 2018–2024 · ATL 2020, DET 2018
- Epic
Jonathan Scott
T · 2006–2014 · ATL 2014, DET 2006–2007
- Epic
Darrin Walls
CB · 2011–2016 · ATL 2011, DET 2016
- Epic
Darnell Walker
DB · 1993–2000 · ATL 1993–1996, DET 2000
- Epic
Antwan Lake
DT · 2002–2008 · ATL 2004–2005, DET 2002
- Epic
Bill Fralic
OL · 1990–1993 · ATL 1990–1992, DET 1993
- Epic
Chris Cash
CB · 2002–2005 · ATL 2005, DET 2002, 2004
- Epic
Derrick Moore
RB · 1992–1997 · ATL 1992, DET 1993–1994
- Epic
Parker Hesse
TE · 2021–2024 · ATL 2021–2023, DET 2024
- Epic
Garrett Reynolds
T · 2009–2015 · ATL 2009–2013, DET 2014
- Epic
Storm Norton
OL · 2017–2024 · ATL 2023–2024, DET 2017
- Epic
Eric Beverly
OL · 1997–2006 · ATL 2004–2006, DET 1997–2003
- Epic
Adam Jennings
WR · 2006–2009 · ATL 2006–2008, DET 2008–2009
- Epic
Ron Rivers
RB · 1994–2000 · ATL 2000, DET 1994–1999
- Epic
Roman Fortin
OL · 1991–2001 · ATL 1992–1997, DET 1991
- Epic
Godwin Igwebuike
DB · 2018–2023 · ATL 2023, DET 2021
- Epic
Dan Owens
DL · 1990–1999 · ATL 1996–1997, DET 1990–1995, 1998–1999
- Epic
Melvin Jenkins
DB · 1990–1993 · ATL 1993, DET 1991–1993
- Epic
Darryl Ford
LB · 1992–1994 · ATL 1994, DET 1992–1993
- Epic
Barry Stokes
OL · 1998–2007 · ATL 2005, DET 2006–2007
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Albert Huggins
DL · 2019–2023 · ATL 2023, DET 2020
- Epic
Mike Echols
CB · 2002–2004 · ATL 2004, DET 2004
- Epic
Donovan Greer
DB · 1997–2002 · ATL 1997, DET 2002
- Epic
Zac Kerin
G · 2015–2018 · ATL 2018, DET 2017
- Epic
Kasey Redfern
P · 2017–2019 · ATL 2019, DET 2017
- Legendary
Cleveland Pinkney
DT · 2003–2006 · ATL 2004, DET 2006
- Legendary
Henry Taylor
DL · 1998–2001 · ATL 2000, DET 1998
- Unicorn
Ed Smith
TE · 1997–1999 · ATL 1997–1998, DET 1999
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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