Players who played for both the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings
58 NFL players have suited up for both franchises. Here they all are, ranked the way The Chains ranks them, most recognizable first.
58
Players
10
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 Saints player to a Vikings player through Mike Jerich 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
Adrian Peterson
RB · 2007–2021 · NO 2017, MIN 2007–2016
- Common
Dale Carter
DB · 1992–2005 · NO 2002–2003, MIN 2001
- Common
Kevin Williams
DT · 2003–2016 · NO 2015–2016, MIN 2003–2013
- Common
Darren Sharper
DB · 1997–2010 · NO 2009–2010, MIN 2005–2008
- Common
Morten Andersen
SPEC · 1990–2007 · NO 1990–1994, MIN 2004
- Uncommon
Teddy Bridgewater
QB · 2014–2025 · NO 2018–2019, MIN 2014–2015, 2017
- Uncommon
Marcus Davenport
DL · 2018–2026 · NO 2018–2022, MIN 2023
- Uncommon
Latavius Murray
RB · 2014–2023 · NO 2019–2020, 2022, MIN 2017–2018
- Uncommon
Dwight Smith
DB · 2001–2008 · NO 2005, MIN 2006–2007
- Uncommon
Qadry Ismail
WR · 1993–2002 · NO 1998, MIN 1993–1996
In the middle
Real answers, but not the first ones people think of.
- Rare
Jonathan Bullard
DL · 2016–2026 · NO 2025, MIN 2022–2024
- Rare
Nick Vannett
TE · 2016–2026 · NO 2021–2022, MIN 2025
- Rare
Jake Reed
WR · 1991–2002 · NO 2000, 2002, MIN 1991–1999, 2001
- Rare
Josh Robinson
CB · 2012–2019 · NO 2018, MIN 2012–2015
- Rare
Cameron Dantzler
DB · 2020–2023 · NO 2023, MIN 2020–2022
- Rare
Gerald Hodges
OLB · 2013–2018 · NO 2017, MIN 2013–2015
- Rare
Todd Davis
ILB · 2014–2020 · NO 2014, MIN 2020
- Rare
Jonah Williams
DL · 2021–2025 · NO 2025, MIN 2024
- Rare
Trevor Siemian
QB · 2015–2024 · NO 2021, MIN 2018
- Rare
Wyatt Davis
OL · 2021–2022 · NO 2022, MIN 2021
- Rare
Ken Irvin
DB · 1995–2005 · NO 2002, MIN 2003, 2005
- Rare
Daniel Carlson
K · 2018–2026 · NO 2026, MIN 2018
- Rare
Jalyn Holmes
DL · 2018–2025 · NO 2021, MIN 2018–2020
- Rare
Greg Camarillo
WR · 2006–2012 · NO 2012, MIN 2010–2011
- Rare
Jamarca Sanford
SS · 2009–2015 · NO 2014–2015, MIN 2009–2013
- Rare
Terry Allen
RB · 1991–2001 · NO 2000, MIN 1991–1994
- Rare
Doug Brien
SPEC · 1994–2005 · NO 1995–2000, MIN 2002
- Rare
Jason Trusnik
LB · 2007–2016 · NO 2016, MIN 2015–2016
- Rare
Vencie Glenn
DB · 1990–1995 · NO 1991, MIN 1992–1994
- Rare
Mitch Berger
SPEC · 1994–2009 · NO 2003–2005, MIN 1996–2001
- Rare
Marvin Mitchell
LB · 2007–2013 · NO 2007–2010, MIN 2012–2013
- Rare
Cedric Smith
RB · 1990–1998 · NO 1991, MIN 1990
- Rare
Isaac Davis
OL · 1994–1998 · NO 1997, MIN 1998
- Rare
J.T. O'Sullivan
QB · 2002–2010 · NO 2002–2004, MIN 2005
- Rare
Eric Frampton
SS · 2007–2013 · NO 2013, MIN 2007–2011
- Rare
Tom Johnson
DT · 2011–2018 · NO 2011–2013, MIN 2014–2018
- Rare
Ryan Wright
P · 2022–2026 · NO 2026, MIN 2022–2025
- Rare
Kai Forbath
K · 2012–2020 · NO 2015–2016, MIN 2016–2017
- Rare
Carl Lee
DB · 1990–1994 · NO 1994, MIN 1990–1993
- Rare
Robert Goff
DL · 1990–1996 · NO 1990–1995, MIN 1996
- Rare
Zach Line
FB · 2013–2019 · NO 2017–2019, MIN 2013–2016
- Rare
Michael Mauti
MLB · 2013–2017 · NO 2015–2017, MIN 2013–2014
- Rare
Andrew Glover
TE · 1991–2000 · NO 2000, MIN 1997–1999
- Rare
Remi Ayodele
DT · 2007–2011 · NO 2008–2010, MIN 2011
- Rare
David Parry
NT · 2015–2018 · NO 2017, MIN 2018
- Rare
T.Y. McGill
DT · 2015–2024 · NO 2019, MIN 2021
- Rare
Todd Bouman
QB · 1997–2010 · NO 2003–2005, MIN 1997–2002
- Rare
Scott Adams
OL · 1991–1997 · NO 1994, MIN 1991–1993
- Rare
George Johnson
DE · 2010–2017 · NO 2017, MIN 2012
- Rare
Olisaemeka Udoh
OL · 2019–2025 · NO 2024, MIN 2019–2023
The rarest links
The players almost nobody names first, and the biggest bonus in a puzzle.
- Rare
Wade Wilson
QB · 1990–1999 · NO 1993–1994, MIN 1990–1991
- Rare
Ryan Connelly
LB · 2019–2023 · NO 2023, MIN 2020–2022
- Epic
Eric Guliford
WR · 1993–1998 · NO 1997–1998, MIN 1993–1994
- Epic
Pat Newman
WR · 1990–1994 · NO 1991–1993, MIN 1990
- Epic
Marcus McCauley
CB · 2007–2009 · NO 2009, MIN 2007–2008
- Epic
Chris Reed
OL · 2016–2024 · NO 2024, MIN 2022–2023
- Epic
Nick Easton
C · 2015–2020 · NO 2019–2020, MIN 2015–2017
- Legendary
Mike Jerich
OL · 1996–1997 · NO 1997, MIN 1996
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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