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

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

As we head into Week 11, some essential kickers, including Chase McLaughlin of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, are on bye.

The Detroit Lions would prefer to take an easier path to victory this week. The Lions managed to extend their winning streak ...

Nothing was going right for Detroit’s Jared Goff on Sunday night against the Houston Texans. The nine-year veteran threw a ...

Bates hit two field goals from more than 50 yards in the fourth quarter, including the 52-yard game-winning kick at the ...

Lions kicker Jake Bates honored for his heroic 4th quarter vs. Texans as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates entered Sunday Night Football as a relatively unknown player, but his team trusted him to ...

After trailing for most of the game, the Lions scored 19 unanswered second half points to emerge victorious against a ...

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

Coming off four consecutive 100-yard games, the Texans' leading rusher was held to an inefficient 46 on 25 carries against ...