Players who played for both the Detroit Lions and the Minnesota Vikings
62 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
62
Players
15
Easy to name
Epic
Best link
Chains matchup: Friendly. 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 Lions player to a Vikings player through Dovonte Edwards 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
Adrian Peterson
RB · 2007–2021 · DET 2020, MIN 2007–2016
- Common
Kyle Van Noy
LB · 2014–2026 · DET 2014–2016, MIN 2026
- Common
T.J. Hockenson
TE · 2019–2026 · DET 2019–2022, MIN 2022–2026
- Common
Daunte Culpepper
QB · 1999–2009 · DET 2008–2009, MIN 1999–2005
- Common
Nate Burleson
WR · 2003–2013 · DET 2010–2013, MIN 2003–2005
- Uncommon
Za'Darius Smith
OLB · 2015–2026 · DET 2024, MIN 2022
- Uncommon
Everson Griffen
DE · 2010–2021 · DET 2020, MIN 2010–2019, 2021
- Uncommon
Ameer Abdullah
RB · 2015–2026 · DET 2015–2018, MIN 2018–2021
- Uncommon
Teddy Bridgewater
QB · 2014–2025 · DET 2023, MIN 2014–2015, 2017
- Uncommon
Chris Claiborne
LB · 1999–2006 · DET 1999–2002, MIN 2003–2004
- Uncommon
Travis Taylor
WR · 2000–2008 · DET 2008, MIN 2005–2006
- Uncommon
Marcus Davenport
DL · 2018–2026 · DET 2024–2025, MIN 2023
- Uncommon
Mike Hughes
DB · 2018–2026 · DET 2022, MIN 2018–2020
- Uncommon
Dwight Smith
DB · 2001–2008 · DET 2008, MIN 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Tyler Conklin
TE · 2018–2026 · DET 2026, MIN 2018–2021
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
D.J. Wonnum
DL · 2020–2026 · DET 2026, MIN 2020–2023
- Rare
Jeff Okudah
DB · 2020–2025 · DET 2020–2022, MIN 2025
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · DET 2018, MIN 2013–2014
- Rare
Patrick Ramsey
QB · 2002–2010 · DET 2009, MIN 2010
- Rare
Gus Frerotte
QB · 1994–2008 · DET 1999, MIN 2003–2004, 2008
- Rare
Jayron Kearse
DB · 2016–2023 · DET 2020, MIN 2016–2019
- Rare
Troy Walters
WR · 2000–2007 · DET 2007, MIN 2000–2001
- Rare
Broderick Thomas
LB · 1990–1998 · DET 1994, MIN 1995
- Rare
Darius Holland
DL · 1995–2004 · DET 1998, MIN 2002
- Rare
D.J. Dozier
RB · 1990–1992 · DET 1991–1992, MIN 1990
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · DET 2026, MIN 2023
- Rare
Tramaine Brock
CB · 2010–2020 · DET 2020, MIN 2017
- Rare
Jonah Williams
DL · 2021–2025 · DET 2024, MIN 2024
- Rare
Shaun Hill
QB · 2002–2016 · DET 2010–2013, MIN 2002–2005, 2015–2016
- Rare
Tyrell Johnson
FS · 2008–2012 · DET 2012, MIN 2008–2011
- Rare
Riley Reiff
T · 2012–2023 · DET 2012–2016, MIN 2017–2020
- Rare
Artose Pinner
RB · 2003–2007 · DET 2003–2005, MIN 2006
- Rare
Chris Jones
DB · 2018–2021 · DET 2020, MIN 2020
- Rare
Henry Thomas
DL · 1990–2000 · DET 1995–1996, MIN 1990–1994
- Rare
Gino Torretta
QB · 1993–1997 · DET 1994–1995, MIN 1993
- Rare
Jerome Felton
FB · 2008–2016 · DET 2008–2010, MIN 2012–2014
- Rare
Colin Cole
DT · 2003–2015 · DET 2003, MIN 2003
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · DET 2007, MIN 2005
- Rare
C.J. Mosley
DT · 2005–2015 · DET 2013–2014, MIN 2005
- Rare
Anthony Carter
WR · 1990–1995 · DET 1994–1995, MIN 1990–1993
- Rare
Jimmy Williams
LB · 1990–1993 · DET 1990, MIN 1990–1991
- Rare
Eric Frampton
SS · 2007–2013 · DET 2007, MIN 2007–2011
- Rare
Keith Washington
DL · 1995–2004 · DET 1996, MIN 1995
- Rare
Jeff Locke
P · 2013–2017 · DET 2017, MIN 2013–2016
- Rare
Brandon Zylstra
WR · 2018–2022 · DET 2022, MIN 2018
- Rare
Greg Blue
SS · 2006–2007 · DET 2007, MIN 2006
- Rare
Kyle Sloter
QB · 2017–2019 · DET 2019, MIN 2017–2018
- Rare
Jerry Ball
DL · 1990–1999 · DET 1990–1992, MIN 1997–1999
- Rare
Vinny Ciurciu
LB · 2003–2010 · DET 2009–2010, MIN 2007–2008
- Rare
Brandon Powell
WR · 2018–2024 · DET 2018, MIN 2023–2024
- Rare
George Johnson
DE · 2010–2017 · DET 2014, 2017, MIN 2012
- Rare
Sean Vanhorse
DB · 1991–1996 · DET 1991, 1995, MIN 1996
- Epic
Jake McQuaide
LS · 2011–2025 · DET 2023, MIN 2024
- Epic
Amp Lee
RB · 1992–2001 · DET 2001, MIN 1994–1996
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Leo Araguz
SPEC · 1996–2005 · DET 2001, MIN 2003
- Epic
Storm Norton
OL · 2017–2024 · DET 2017, MIN 2018
- Epic
Marcus McCauley
CB · 2007–2009 · DET 2009, MIN 2007–2008
- Epic
Derek Tennell
TE · 1991–1993 · DET 1991, MIN 1992–1993
- Epic
Ben Hanks
LB · 1996–1997 · DET 1997, MIN 1996
- Epic
Eddie Murray
SPEC · 1990–2000 · DET 1990–1991, MIN 1997
- Epic
Zac Kerin
G · 2015–2018 · DET 2017, MIN 2015–2016
- Epic
Dovonte Edwards
CB · 2005–2007 · DET 2007, MIN 2005
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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