Detroit Lions rookie kicker Jake Bates declared that his purpose as an athlete is to spread the love of Jesus after he nailed ...

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

When composer Mason Bates approached Michael Chabon about turning his novel “The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay” into ...

Jake Bates made the game-winning 52-yard field goal to lift the Lions to a 56-53 win over the Houston Texans on Sunday.

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

The Jacksonville Jaguars played without starting QB Trevor Lawrence last week, and here's who will start this week against ...

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

Eighteen months ago, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was a brick salesman back in Houston, Texas. "I thought the dream was ...

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

The Lions' comeback win over the Texans on Sunday was decided by three long field goal attempts late in the fourth quarter.

The Detroit Lions have yet another player honored with a weekly award. Kicker Jake Bates was honored as the NFC Special Teams ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There were certainly a lot of people in Ann Arbor who tuned into the Detroit Lions road game at the ...