Players who played for both the Baltimore Ravens and the Minnesota Vikings
43 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
43
Players
10
Easy to name
Epic
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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 Ravens player to a Vikings player through William Kwenkeu 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
Dale Carter
DB · 1992–2005 · BAL 2005, MIN 2001
- Common
Kyle Van Noy
LB · 2014–2026 · BAL 2023–2025, MIN 2026
- Common
Randall Cunningham
QB · 1990–2001 · BAL 2001, MIN 1997–1999
- Common
Yannick Ngakoue
DL · 2016–2024 · BAL 2020, 2024, MIN 2020
- Common
Mike Wallace
WR · 2009–2018 · BAL 2016–2017, MIN 2015
- Uncommon
Za'Darius Smith
OLB · 2015–2026 · BAL 2015–2018, MIN 2022
- Uncommon
Travis Taylor
WR · 2000–2008 · BAL 2000–2004, MIN 2005–2006
- Uncommon
Latavius Murray
RB · 2014–2023 · BAL 2021, MIN 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Jihad Ward
DL · 2016–2026 · BAL 2019–2020, MIN 2024
- Uncommon
Qadry Ismail
WR · 1993–2002 · BAL 1999–2001, MIN 1993–1996
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Laquon Treadwell
WR · 2016–2026 · BAL 2023, MIN 2016–2019
- Rare
Marcus Robinson
WR · 1997–2006 · BAL 2003, MIN 2004–2006
- Rare
Derrick Alexander
WR · 1994–2002 · BAL 1996–1997, MIN 2002
- Rare
Moe Williams
RB · 1996–2005 · BAL 2001, MIN 1996–2000, 2002–2005
- Rare
Chester Taylor
RB · 2002–2011 · BAL 2002–2005, MIN 2006–2009
- Rare
Corey Fuller
DB · 1995–2004 · BAL 2003–2004, MIN 1995–1998
- Rare
Nick Vannett
TE · 2016–2026 · BAL 2026, MIN 2025
- Rare
Josh Oliver
TE · 2019–2026 · BAL 2021–2022, MIN 2023–2026
- Rare
Bryant McKinnie
T · 2002–2013 · BAL 2011–2013, MIN 2002–2010
- Rare
Andre Smith
T · 2009–2021 · BAL 2021, MIN 2016
- Rare
Frank Walker
CB · 2003–2011 · BAL 2008–2009, MIN 2010
- Rare
Obafemi Ayanbadejo
RB · 1998–2006 · BAL 1999–2001, MIN 1998–1999
- Rare
Leroy Hoard
RB · 1990–1999 · BAL 1996, MIN 1996–1999
- Rare
Terry Allen
RB · 1991–2001 · BAL 2001, MIN 1991–1994
- Rare
Matt Birk
OL · 1998–2012 · BAL 2009–2012, MIN 1998–2004, 2006–2008
- Rare
Randy Baldwin
RB · 1991–1996 · BAL 1996, MIN 1991
- Rare
Vladimir Ducasse
G · 2010–2018 · BAL 2016, MIN 2014
- Rare
Keith Washington
DL · 1995–2004 · BAL 1997–2000, MIN 1995
- Rare
Jim Nelson
LB · 1998–2005 · BAL 2005, MIN 2000–2002
- Rare
Michael Pierce
DL · 2016–2024 · BAL 2016–2019, 2022–2024, MIN 2021
- Rare
Todd Bouman
QB · 1997–2010 · BAL 2008, MIN 1997–2002
- Rare
Everett Lindsay
OL · 1993–2003 · BAL 1999, MIN 1993–1998, 2001–2003
- Rare
Bernard Dafney
OL · 1992–1997 · BAL 1997, MIN 1992–1994
- Rare
Fernando Smith
DL · 1994–2000 · BAL 1999, MIN 1994–1997, 2000
- Rare
Robert Tate
WR · 1997–2006 · BAL 2002, MIN 1997–2001
- Rare
Harold Morrow
RB · 1996–2005 · BAL 2003–2004, MIN 1996–2002
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Epic
Kyle Richardson
SPEC · 1997–2005 · BAL 1998–2001, MIN 2002
- Epic
Matt Katula
LS · 2005–2011 · BAL 2005–2009, MIN 2011
- Epic
Orlando Bobo
OL · 1997–2001 · BAL 2000–2001, MIN 1997–1998
- Epic
Aaron Elling
K · 2003–2005 · BAL 2005, MIN 2003–2004
- Epic
Greg DeLong
TE · 1995–2000 · BAL 1999, MIN 1995–1998
- Epic
Chuck Evans
RB · 1993–2000 · BAL 1999–2000, MIN 1993–1998
- Epic
William Kwenkeu
LB · 2022–2025 · BAL 2024–2025, MIN 2022
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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