Jake Bates may not get the headlines, but when the game is on the line, few kickers have been more clutch. Can Detroit’s quiet weapon take another step in 2026?

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates made the most out of his opportunity on Sunday, sending the game against the New York Giants into overtime with a franchise record-tying 59-yard field goal with 28 ...

Kickers and punters have one primary job: to kick the ball. Of course, each position is much more nuanced than that, with plenty of strategic elements to the kicking game. This includes the Detroit ...

If there’s ever been an underrated position in the NFL, it would be the kicker. Until recent years, the kickers often fell into the background, stepping out only to attempt an extra point or a field ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates wins the game for the Lions with a walk-off 42-yard field goal against the Chicago Bears. Watch the highlights from the matchup between LA Conquer and Texas Fury ATX ...

Detroit — Jake Bates didn't quite know the distance until he made his way onto the field. Then the Detroit Lions kicker started sizing things up. He was 59 yards away from the goal post, meaning it'd ...

Hey, when you kick a ball for a living ... When your entire livelihood is based on your ability to boot a leather ball through two uprights ... Under the most insane pressure. With the season on the ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates helped his team beat the New York Giants on Sunday with a clutch field goal at the end of regulation, and there wasn’t a single person watching the play who thought the ...

Bates did not attempt a field goal while going 5-for-5 on extra-point tries in Sunday's 37-24 win over the Bengals. Bates went without a field-goal attempt in a game for the first time since Week 4 of ...

DETROIT — The Detroit Lions have signed UFL kicker Jake Bates, who most recently played with the Michigan Panthers, and waived former University of Michigan kicker James Turner, the team announced ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates opens the scoring with an opening drive 34-yard field goal against the Chicago Bears. Highlights of the Seattle Seahawks' outstanding defensive performance against the ...