D etroit Lions kicker Jake Bates should benefit from the competitive, high-scoring nature of Sunday night's Week 18 contest against the Minnesota Vikings. With the NFC's No. 1 seed on the line ...

Kicker Jake Bates was honored as the NFC Special Teams ... “The more you put yourself into that, your body in that stress and your mind into that real game scenario is beneficial," Bates said.

Bates connected on his only field-goal attempt while going 4-for-4 on PATs in Saturday's 45-31 NFC divisional-round playoff loss to the Commanders. Bates was scarcely used again Saturday, making a ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates sinks clutch 32-yard field goal to tie game at 20-20 late in the fourth quarter. Watch the highlights from Super Bowl LIX between the Kansas City Chiefs and the ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has ice in his veins with a game-tying 58-yard field goal that just barely sneaks inside the upright against the Houston Texans. Watch the highlights from Super ...

The NFL is filled with stories of perseverance, but few are as remarkable as Jake Bates’s journey. This young kicker for the Detroit Lions went from selling bricks in Houston to becoming the ...