Players who played for both the Las Vegas Raiders and the Minnesota Vikings
57 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
57
Players
17
Easy to name
Legendary
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 Raiders player to a Vikings player through Carey Scott 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 · RAI 2005–2006, MIN 1998–2004, 2010
- Common
Roger Craig
RB · 1990–1993 · RAI 1991, MIN 1992–1993
- Common
Rich Gannon
QB · 1990–2004 · RAI 1999–2004, MIN 1990–1992
- Common
Daunte Culpepper
QB · 1999–2009 · RAI 2007, MIN 1999–2005
- Common
Kirk Cousins
QB · 2012–2026 · RAI 2026, MIN 2018–2023
- Common
Yannick Ngakoue
DL · 2016–2024 · RAI 2021, MIN 2020
- Uncommon
Cordarrelle Patterson
WR · 2013–2024 · RAI 2017, MIN 2013–2016
- Uncommon
Ameer Abdullah
RB · 2015–2026 · RAI 2022–2024, MIN 2018–2021
- Uncommon
Lito Sheppard
CB · 2002–2011 · RAI 2011, MIN 2010
- Uncommon
Michael Bennett
RB · 2001–2010 · RAI 2010, MIN 2001–2005
- Uncommon
Napoleon Harris
MLB · 2002–2008 · RAI 2002–2004, MIN 2005–2006, 2008
- Uncommon
Travis Taylor
WR · 2000–2008 · RAI 2007, MIN 2005–2006
- Uncommon
Latavius Murray
RB · 2014–2023 · RAI 2014–2016, MIN 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Jihad Ward
DL · 2016–2026 · RAI 2016–2017, MIN 2024
- Uncommon
Lance Johnstone
DL · 1996–2006 · RAI 1996–2000, 2006, MIN 2001–2005
- Uncommon
Alexander Mattison
RB · 2019–2024 · RAI 2024, MIN 2019–2023
- Uncommon
Jerry Tillery
DL · 2019–2026 · RAI 2022–2023, MIN 2024
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jamin Davis
LB · 2021–2025 · RAI 2025, MIN 2024
- Rare
Jeff George
QB · 1990–2004 · RAI 1997–1998, MIN 1999
- Rare
Marcus Epps
DB · 2019–2026 · RAI 2023–2024, MIN 2019
- Rare
Greg Biekert
LB · 1993–2003 · RAI 1993–2001, MIN 2002–2003
- Rare
Terrance Shaw
DB · 1995–2004 · RAI 2002–2003, MIN 2004
- Rare
Denard Walker
DB · 1997–2005 · RAI 2004–2005, MIN 2003
- Rare
Jalen Nailor
WR · 2022–2026 · RAI 2026, MIN 2022–2025
- Rare
Daniel Carlson
K · 2018–2026 · RAI 2018–2025, MIN 2018
- Rare
Lorenzo Bromell
DL · 1998–2004 · RAI 2003, MIN 2002
- Rare
Jacob Hollister
TE · 2017–2022 · RAI 2022, MIN 2022
- Rare
Marquis Cooper
OLB · 2004–2008 · RAI 2008, MIN 2006
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · RAI 2010, MIN 2005
- Rare
Rick Cunningham
OL · 1990–1998 · RAI 1996–1998, MIN 1995
- Rare
Reggie McElroy
OL · 1991–1996 · RAI 1991–1992, MIN 1994
- Rare
Andre Carter II
LB · 2023–2024 · RAI 2024, MIN 2023
- Rare
Emmanuel Lamur
LB · 2012–2018 · RAI 2018, MIN 2016–2017
- Rare
Najee Mustafaa
DB · 1990–1995 · RAI 1995, MIN 1990–1992
- Rare
Olanda Truitt
WR · 1993–1998 · RAI 1996–1998, MIN 1993
- Rare
Andrew Glover
TE · 1991–2000 · RAI 1991–1996, MIN 1997–1999
- Rare
Curtis Riley
DB · 2016–2020 · RAI 2019, MIN 2020
- Rare
Andrew DePaola
LS · 2014–2026 · RAI 2018, MIN 2020–2026
- Rare
Jerry Ball
DL · 1990–1999 · RAI 1994–1996, MIN 1997–1999
- Rare
Rashad Baker
FS · 2004–2008 · RAI 2007–2008, MIN 2006
- Rare
J'Marcus Webb
T · 2010–2020 · RAI 2015, MIN 2013
- Rare
Rob Holmberg
LB · 1994–2001 · RAI 1994–1997, MIN 1999
- Rare
Wade Wilson
QB · 1990–1999 · RAI 1998–1999, MIN 1990–1991
- Rare
Anthony Prior
DB · 1993–1998 · RAI 1998, MIN 1996–1997
- Epic
Brad Badger
OL · 1997–2006 · RAI 2002–2006, MIN 2000–2001
- Epic
T.J. Clemmings
T · 2015–2018 · RAI 2018, MIN 2015–2016
- Epic
Donald Frank
DB · 1990–1995 · RAI 1994, MIN 1995
- Epic
Leo Araguz
SPEC · 1996–2005 · RAI 1996–1999, MIN 2003
- Epic
Greg Davis
SPEC · 1990–1998 · RAI 1998, MIN 1997
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Charles Mincy
DB · 1991–1999 · RAI 1999, MIN 1995
- Epic
James Harris
DL · 1993–1999 · RAI 1998–1999, MIN 1993–1995
- Epic
Tashawn Bower
DL · 2017–2022 · RAI 2022, MIN 2017–2018, 2021
- Epic
John Henry Mills
TE · 1993–1999 · RAI 1997–1998, MIN 1999
- Epic
Adimchinobe Echemandu
RB · 2004–2007 · RAI 2006, MIN 2005
- Epic
Rory Graves
OL · 1990–1993 · RAI 1990–1991, MIN 1993
- Epic
Dylan Mabin
DB · 2020 · RAI 2020, MIN 2020
- Legendary
Carey Scott
DB · 2001–2003 · RAI 2002–2003, MIN 2001–2002
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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