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 ...

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

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

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

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 thought NFL dream was over 18 months ago when he worked as brick seller.

After the Lions and Vikings exchanged subsequent punts, Detroit quarterback Jared Goff engineered an eight-play, 44-yard ...

The Detroit Lions saw two double-digit leads evaporate. When clutch time came on Sunday, though, Dan Campbell’s troops marched to set up a game-winning field goal by Jake Bates. The UFL hero nailed a ...

Detroit Lions coach Dan Campbell says his team executed in all three phases when trailing by one point late against the ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Bates kicked a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left and the Detroit Lions beat Minnesota 31-29 on ...

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 Division slugfest.