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Players who played for the Dallas Cowboys and Detroit Lions

62 NFL players have played for both the Dallas Cowboys and the Detroit Lions, regular season or playoffs, listed by career games. Teams that moved count for the team they became: the Oakland and Los Angeles Raiders count for Las Vegas, the San Diego Chargers for the Los Angeles Chargers, the Houston Oilers for Tennessee and the Baltimore Colts for Indianapolis. Season stats count from 1999 on.

1. Eddie Murray226 GP
2. Everson Griffen162 GP
3. Jon Kitna155 GP
4. Brock Marion153 GP
5. John Jett137 GP
6. Ryan McNeil136 GP
7. Garry Cobb132 GP
8. Jim Doran132 GP
9. John Gonzaga132 GP
10. Anthony Henry127 GP
11. Robert Bailey122 GP
12. Justin Durant119 GP
13. Rodney Peete114 GP
14. Roy Williams113 GP
15. Bob Long108 GP
16. Broderick Thomas108 GP
17. Alonzo Spellman105 GP
18. Ernie Sims104 GP
19. Matt Cassel104 GP
20. Jayron Kearse96 GP
21. Amos Marsh84 GP
22. Angelo King84 GP
23. Burton Lawless84 GP
24. Derek Tennell84 GP
25. Don McIlhenny84 GP
26. Gene Cronin84 GP
27. Rod Hill84 GP
28. Daryl Worley82 GP
29. Dan Campbell81 GP
30. Kerry Hyder76 GP
31. Kevin Brooks72 GP
32. Bobby Carpenter68 GP
33. Eric Frampton66 GP
34. Reginald Swinton66 GP
35. Micheal Spurlock63 GP
36. Bryant Westbrook62 GP
37. Leonard Davis59 GP
38. Kevin Ogletree55 GP
39. Amani Oruwariye54 GP
40. Aveion Cason53 GP
41. Corey Ballentine52 GP
42. Mitch Hoopes48 GP
43. Paul Palmer48 GP
44. Kyle Kosier40 GP
45. Bob Grottkau36 GP
46. James Houston35 GP
47. Marvin White35 GP
48. Caraun Reid33 GP
49. Stephen Peterman30 GP
50. Darian Barnes29 GP
51. Quinton Bohanna29 GP
52. Landon Cohen28 GP
53. Tyrus Wheat20 GP
54. Jake McQuaide16 GP
55. Aaron Gibson15 GP
56. Akwasi Owusu-Ansah14 GP
57. James Mitchell13 GP
58. Drew Henson4 GP
59. Saivion Smith4 GP
60. Shaun Chapas3 GP
61. Emmett Cleary2 GP
62. Rodney Coe0 GP

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