Players who played for both the New England Patriots and the Minnesota Vikings
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
9
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 Patriots player to a Vikings player through David Wilson 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
Randy Moss
WR · 1998–2012 · NE 2007–2010, MIN 1998–2004, 2010
- Common
Stephon Gilmore
CB · 2012–2024 · NE 2017–2020, MIN 2024
- Common
Stefon Diggs
WR · 2015–2026 · NE 2025, MIN 2015–2019
- Common
Kyle Van Noy
LB · 2014–2026 · NE 2016–2019, 2021, MIN 2026
- Common
Yannick Ngakoue
DL · 2016–2024 · NE 2024, MIN 2020
- Uncommon
Cordarrelle Patterson
WR · 2013–2024 · NE 2018, MIN 2013–2016
- Uncommon
Michael Floyd
WR · 2012–2018 · NE 2016, MIN 2017
- Uncommon
Visanthe Shiancoe
TE · 2003–2013 · NE 2012, MIN 2007–2011
- Uncommon
Stevan Ridley
RB · 2011–2018 · NE 2011–2014, MIN 2017
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jalen Reagor
WR · 2020–2024 · NE 2023, MIN 2022
- Rare
Matt Cassel
QB · 2005–2018 · NE 2005–2008, MIN 2013–2014
- Rare
Sione Takitaki
LB · 2019–2025 · NE 2024, MIN 2025
- Rare
Jermaine Wiggins
TE · 2000–2006 · NE 2000–2001, MIN 2004–2006
- Rare
K.J. Osborn
WR · 2020–2024 · NE 2024, MIN 2020–2023
- Rare
N'Keal Harry
WR · 2019–2023 · NE 2019–2021, MIN 2023
- Rare
Terrance Shaw
DB · 1995–2004 · NE 2001, MIN 2004
- Rare
Joshua Dobbs
QB · 2017–2026 · NE 2025, MIN 2023
- Rare
Bethel Johnson
WR · 2003–2006 · NE 2003–2005, MIN 2006
- Rare
Garrett Bradbury
OL · 2019–2026 · NE 2025, MIN 2019–2024
- Rare
Jimmy Hitchcock
DB · 1995–2001 · NE 1995–1997, MIN 1998–1999
- Rare
Harlon Barnett
DB · 1990–1996 · NE 1993–1994, MIN 1995–1996
- Rare
Riley Reiff
T · 2012–2023 · NE 2023, MIN 2017–2020
- Rare
Henry Thomas
DL · 1990–2000 · NE 1997–2000, MIN 1990–1994
- Rare
Terry Allen
RB · 1991–2001 · NE 1999, MIN 1991–1994
- Rare
Jaquelin Roy
DL · 2023–2024 · NE 2024, MIN 2023
- Rare
Joejuan Williams
DB · 2019–2023 · NE 2019–2021, MIN 2023
- Rare
Jarrad Page
FS · 2006–2011 · NE 2010, MIN 2011
- Rare
Jacob Hollister
TE · 2017–2022 · NE 2017–2018, MIN 2022
- Rare
Steve Martin
DL · 1996–2004 · NE 2002, MIN 2004
- Rare
Khyiris Tonga
DL · 2021–2026 · NE 2025, MIN 2022–2023
- Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · NE 2019, MIN 2016–2017
- Rare
Rod Smith
DB · 1992–1998 · NE 1992–1994, MIN 1996
- Rare
Walter Rouse
OL · 2024–2026 · NE 2026, MIN 2024–2025
- Rare
David Bavaro
LB · 1990–1994 · NE 1993–1994, MIN 1992
- Rare
Vederian Lowe
OL · 2022–2026 · NE 2023–2025, MIN 2022
- Rare
Bobby Abrams
LB · 1990–1996 · NE 1995–1996, MIN 1993–1994
- Rare
Mike Saxon
SPEC · 1990–1995 · NE 1993, MIN 1994–1995
- Rare
Rashad Baker
FS · 2004–2008 · NE 2006–2007, MIN 2006
- Rare
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · NE 2000–2001, MIN 1999
- Rare
Scott Sisson
SPEC · 1993–1996 · NE 1993, MIN 1996
- Rare
Josh Kline
T · 2013–2019 · NE 2013–2015, MIN 2019
- Rare
David Frisch
TE · 1993–1997 · NE 1995, MIN 1996
- Epic
Zach Moore
DE · 2014–2018 · NE 2014, MIN 2015
- Epic
Thomas Welch
T · 2010–2013 · NE 2011, MIN 2010
- Epic
Lee Johnson
SPEC · 1990–2002 · NE 1999–2001, MIN 2001
- Epic
Darrell Fullington
DB · 1990–1992 · NE 1991, MIN 1990
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Matt Katula
LS · 2005–2011 · NE 2010, MIN 2011
- Epic
Tashawn Bower
DL · 2017–2022 · NE 2020–2021, MIN 2017–2018, 2021
- Epic
David Herron
ILB · 2007–2010 · NE 2007, MIN 2007–2008
- Epic
Tae Hayes
DB · 2019–2023 · NE 2022, MIN 2020
- Epic
Jay Walker
QB · 1994–1997 · NE 1994, MIN 1996–1997
- Epic
Antico Dalton
LB · 1999–2000 · NE 2000, MIN 1999
- Legendary
Olrick Johnson
LB · 1999–2000 · NE 2000, MIN 1999
- Legendary
David Wilson
DB · 1992 · NE 1992, MIN 1992
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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