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

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 ...

A year and a half ago, Jake Bates was selling bricks. Now he’s making game-winning kicks.Bates connected on a 44-yard field ...

Jake Bates connected on a 44-yard field goal to give the Detroit Lions a 31-29 win over the Minnesota Vikings in an NFC North ...

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 ...

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

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

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 ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates recounts emotions after making the game-winning field goal from 44 yards vs. the Minnesota ...

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