Easily one of the Detroit Lions' best stories of 2024. This kid who never really got a chance in the NFL and hadn't kicked a ...

Kicker Jake Bates set the Detroit Lions franchise single-season scoring record in 2024. Here's where he went to college, his ...

The origin story of Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates becoming a viral sensation is laced with a bit of comedy, Mike Nolan recalls. It was March 30, 2024, and Nolan’s Michigan Panthers trailed by ...

"I hope so. He was at walk-through yesterday, he's going to practice today." Campbell also addressed kicker Jake Bates going viral after TV cameras caught him stretching awkwardly on the sideline ...

Jake Bates won't say it all clicked, "because kicking's never going to click," he said Thursday. But the first-year Detroit Lions kicker felt a sense a calm wash over him in mid-October when he tucked ...

A year ago, the Detroit Lions fell to 49ers in part because they didn't trust the kicking game. They do now. Will it change ...

As a general rule, the only way to thank the Detroit Lions for the enjoyment they’ve provided these past few months is by ...

Jake Bates recalls moment that turned his season Bates acknowledged how he feels "kicking's never going to click" or be "completely figured out." Over the first four games this season he did not ...

Training camp was a roller coaster for Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates. But his rookie season? Bates set the Lions' franchise record for points scored (142), passing a mark set by legend Jason ...

The origin story of Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates becoming a viral sensation is laced with a bit of comedy, Mike Nolan ...

Jake Bates won't say it all clicked, "because kicking's never going to click," he said Thursday. But the first-year Detroit Lions kicker felt a sense a calm wash over him in mid-October when he ...