Players who played for both the Green Bay Packers and the Minnesota Vikings
47 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
47
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 Packers player to a Vikings player through Conrad Bolston 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
Brett Favre
QB · 1991–2010 · GB 1992–2007, MIN 2009–2010
- Common
Darren Sharper
DB · 1997–2010 · GB 1997–2004, MIN 2005–2008
- Common
Greg Jennings
WR · 2006–2015 · GB 2006–2012, MIN 2013–2014
- Common
Keith Millard
DL · 1990–1993 · GB 1992, MIN 1990–1991
- Uncommon
Za'Darius Smith
OLB · 2015–2026 · GB 2019–2021, MIN 2022
- Uncommon
Javon Hargrave
DL · 2016–2026 · GB 2026, MIN 2025
- Uncommon
Koren Robinson
WR · 2001–2008 · GB 2006–2007, MIN 2005
- Uncommon
Aaron Jones
RB · 2017–2026 · GB 2017–2023, MIN 2024–2026
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Bashaud Breeland
CB · 2014–2021 · GB 2018, MIN 2021
- Rare
Robert Ferguson
WR · 2001–2008 · GB 2001–2006, MIN 2007–2008
- Rare
Dean Lowry
DL · 2016–2024 · GB 2016–2022, MIN 2023
- Rare
Bryce Paup
LB · 1990–2000 · GB 1990–1994, MIN 2000
- Rare
Jim McMahon
QB · 1990–1996 · GB 1995–1996, MIN 1993
- Rare
Robert Tonyan
TE · 2018–2026 · GB 2018–2022, MIN 2024
- Rare
Desmond Bishop
MLB · 2007–2014 · GB 2007–2011, MIN 2013
- Rare
Darius Holland
DL · 1995–2004 · GB 1995–1997, MIN 2002
- Rare
Letroy Guion
DT · 2008–2016 · GB 2014–2016, MIN 2008–2013
- Rare
Frank Walker
CB · 2003–2011 · GB 2007, MIN 2010
- Rare
Eric Wilson
LB · 2017–2026 · GB 2022–2024, MIN 2017–2020, 2025–2026
- Rare
Chandon Sullivan
DB · 2018–2023 · GB 2019–2021, MIN 2022
- Rare
Colin Cole
DT · 2003–2015 · GB 2004–2008, MIN 2003
- Rare
Mike Merriweather
LB · 1990–1993 · GB 1993, MIN 1990–1992
- Rare
Bobby Houston
LB · 1990–1998 · GB 1990, MIN 1998
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · GB 2004, MIN 2005
- Rare
Ryan Longwell
SPEC · 1997–2011 · GB 1997–2005, MIN 2006–2011
- Rare
Ben Sims
TE · 2023–2025 · GB 2023–2025, MIN 2025
- Rare
Rod Smith
DB · 1992–1998 · GB 1998, MIN 1996
- Rare
Jim Nelson
LB · 1998–2005 · GB 1998–1999, MIN 2000–2002
- Rare
Esera Tuaolo
DL · 1991–1999 · GB 1991–1992, MIN 1992–1996
- Rare
Todd Bouman
QB · 1997–2010 · GB 2006, MIN 1997–2002
- Rare
Nick Rogers
OLB · 2002–2005 · GB 2004, MIN 2002–2003
- Rare
Billy Lyon
DL · 1998–2003 · GB 1998–2002, MIN 2003
- Rare
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · GB 2001, MIN 1999
- Rare
Keith Thibodeaux
DB · 1997–2001 · GB 2001, MIN 1999–2001
- Rare
Kerry Cooks
DB · 1998 · GB 1998, MIN 1998
- Rare
Mike Hawkins
CB · 2005–2006 · GB 2005, MIN 2006
- Rare
Abdullah Anderson
DL · 2019–2024 · GB 2021, MIN 2020
- Rare
Parry Nickerson
DB · 2018–2025 · GB 2020, MIN 2021
- Rare
Roy Barker
DL · 1992–2000 · GB 1999, MIN 1992–1995, 2000
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Fred Strickland
LB · 1990–1999 · GB 1994–1995, MIN 1993
- Epic
Allen Rice
RB · 1990–1991 · GB 1991, MIN 1990
- Epic
Kivuusama Mays
LB · 1998–1999 · GB 1999, MIN 1998–1999
- Epic
Jerry Wisne
OL · 1999–2002 · GB 2002, MIN 2001
- Epic
Matt Snider
RB · 1999–2001 · GB 1999–2000, MIN 2001
- Epic
Andre O'Neal
LB · 2000–2001 · GB 2001, MIN 2001
- Epic
Jeff Brady
LB · 1991–1999 · GB 1992, MIN 1995–1997
- Legendary
Conrad Bolston
DT · 2007 · GB 2007, MIN 2007
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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