Peter Schrager looks at the unlikely ascension of Lions kicker Jake Bates, a hot head coach candidate in Los Angeles, and big ...

Before he was the kicker for the Detroit Lions, and before his successful stint in the NFL, kicker Jake Bates thought his ...

Situational football is everything for the Lions, and Campbell had his players prepared for what unfolded Sunday night. Allow ...

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

Passengers on a flight to Detroit did not want any interruptions while Jake Bates was attempting a game-winning kick.

Southeast Michigan has some great kicking right now between Michigan's Dominic Zvada and the Lions' Jake Bates.

Jake Bates was a brick salesman 18 months ago. Now he is a hero for the Detroit Lions after signing to be their kicker.

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates, who took a job with Acme Brick in Northwest Houston before igniting his football career in the spring, nailed 58- and 52-yard field goals to culminate a ridiculous ...

Jakes Bates stat line in 2016 was exactly 1,077 yards at Tomball High School (Texas). Not yards rushing, passing or receiving. Not even a combination of all three. His one-line marker was seven games ...

Jared Goff greeted the Lions' improbable comeback with some NFL history, but not for the right reasons. The Lions achieved ...

After another game-winning kick from Jake Bates, the pile of souvenirs is growing along with the self-belief for the Lions' ...

After a few weeks of the favorites dominating, the past weekend was all about the underdogs in both college football and the ...