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

What a ride it has been for Jake Bates. He talks about his journey to this point in his life along with the emotions he felt ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

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 ...