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The Lions made another move to lock in their kicker, and while Jake Bates hasn’t been perfect, he’s been automatic when it ...

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 ...

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 ...

Lost in the huge 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday Night Football was that the Lions tried what would have been an NFL record 67-yard field goal with Jake Bates in the second quarter.

The Detroit Lions pulled off an impressive 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens on Monday night and although most people don't focus too much on missed field goals after a team wins, we're going to do ...

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 ...

When Jake Bates lined up for a record-setting 67-yard field goal try just before halftime in the Detroit Lions' 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens, it was nothing Lions coach Dan Campbell hadn't seen ...

As expected, the Detroit Lions are issuing an exclusive free rights tender to kicker Jake Bates, securing his immediate future with Detroit. The ERFA comes just as the Dallas Cowboys are expected to ...

2025 is almost over and yes this is the final week of the NFL regular season. Like any other position this week, there will be several kickers getting the week off so they can prepare for the playoffs ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was only a few feet from history on Monday, Sept. 22, against the Baltimore Ravens. With just 2 seconds left in the first half of their "Monday Night Football" game, ...