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

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.

Jake Bates made Detroit Lions history in the team's Week 10 comeback win in Houston. Bates became the first kicker — on a ...

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

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

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

Lions kicker and Houston native Jake Bates hit a 58-yard field goal with five minutes left and a 52-yard field goal as time ...

Jake Bates made a 52-yard field goal as time expired, and the Detroit Lions overcame a career-high five interceptions by ...

Bates was called upon twice in the final five minutes of the game as the Lions staged a 16-point comeback against the Texans ...

Jake Bates made a 52-yard FG in Houston with no time left Sunday as the Detroit Lions won their eighth straight game, beating ...

The Lions overcame five interceptions from Jared Goff and a 16-point halftime deficit to win their seventh straight game ...