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Players who played for both the New York Giants and the Minnesota Vikings

65 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.

65

Players

8

Easy to name

Ball-knower

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 Giants player to a Vikings player through Keith Council and the link is rated Ball-knower (+400 bonus points). The obvious answers score little. The deep cuts are where the big points are.

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Easy to name

Common and Uncommon. The easiest answers between these two teams.

In the middle

Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.

The rarest links

The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.

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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More Vikings matchups

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