Bates is 10 for 10 on field goals this season and 20 for 21 on extra points. The rookie signed with the Lions in June after ...

Jake Bates is a perfect 10-for-10 on FGs this season and made a 44-yarder with 15 seconds left Sunday to give the Detroit ...

Jake Bates was calm, cool and collected. More importantly, he was confident. That’s why it seemed like no problem for him to ...

The Lions gave him a chance to compete with Michael Badgley for the team's kicking job. The competition ended on July 25 when ...

The Detroit Lions called kicker Jake Bates' number in the Week 7 game against the Minnesota Vikings in the closing seconds of ...

Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds remaining as the Detroit Lions beat the Minnesota Vikings 31-29 to ...

Minneapolis — The young career of kicker Jake Bates was an exercise in patience for the Detroit Lions.

Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left in the Lions’ 31-29 victory on Sunday, handing the Vikings their ...

The Detroit Lions escaped with a narrow victory while visiting the rival Minnesota Vikings in Week 7, pulling ahead 31–29 in ...

Bates thought his football career was over and was training to sell bricks in Houston. Now the rookie kicker has sent the ...

The Detroit Lions saw two double-digit leads evaporate. When clutch time came on Sunday, though, Dan Campbell's troops ...

Jake Bates' transformation from selling bricks in Houston to becoming the Detroit Lions' clutch kicker epitomizes resilience.