Special teams coordinator Dave Fipp explained that he observed Bates as a player more in tune with staying quiet during the ...

Jake Bates made the game-winning 52-yard field goal to lift the Lions to a 56-53 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.

After the Lions Week 10 victory over the Texans, kicker, and hero, Jake Bates went viral on social media after a historic comeback.

The Lions' comeback win over the Texans on Sunday was decided by three long field goal attempts late in the fourth quarter.

MINNEAPOLIS — Jake Bates was selling bricks. Now he's making game-winning kicks in the NFL. Bates made a 44-yard field goal with 15 seconds left to give the Detroit Lions a 31-29 victory over ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- Jake Bates began his college career as a soccer player. He eventually gave football a try, but never attempted a field goal at two stops. He got a shot with the Houston Texans ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates nailed his second game-winning kick in the NFL to complete the second-half comeback over the Houston Texans, 26-23.

Jake Bates made a 52-yard FG in Houston with no time left Sunday as the Detroit Lions won their eighth straight game, beating ...

But it would not have happened without Jake Bates. Detroit's first-year kicker was thrust into an extreme pressure position for the first time, called on to drill a 44-yard field goal trailing by ...

Bates made his only field-goal attempt and went a perfect 7-for-7 on extra-point tries in Sunday's 52-14 win over the Titans. Bates was once again limited to just one field goal in Week 8, hitting ...

Jake Bates made a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Detroit Lions overcame a career-high five interceptions by Jared Goff to rally for a 26-23 win over the Houston Texans. Jake Bates ...

MINNEAPOLIS — A year ago, Jake Bates thought his dream of playing in the NFL was over. He took a job as a brick salesman near his childhood home in Houston and was a few weeks into training ...