Bates was 8 years old when Matt Prater made his NFL debut. Playing against him Sunday will be a dream, but it won't be the ...

Jake Bates, who never kicked a field goal or extra point in an organized football game until this spring, made a clutch FG ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has hovered around the middle of the pack for kickers so far after two weeks. In the Lions' Week 2 loss, Bates converted on all three of his field goals and his lone ...

UFL executive vice president Daryl "Moose" Johnston talked to The News about the league's hits and misses, and the future of ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates had his number called in a huge moment late in the fourth quarter against the Los Angeles ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was able to remain calm enough in his debut to make a clutch kick to tie the game in the ...

Jake Bates has one of the strongest legs in the NFL, but Dan Campbell decided to punt early in the fourth quarter Sunday ...

We are now in the third week of the fantasy football season. As always, it is crucial to know what players are the preferable ...

The signing of McCrane simply adds depth a day after the New York Giants signed veteran Greg Joseph off Detroit’s practice ...

The Detroit Lions have are giving themselves another option at kicker behind starter Jake Bates, with the team inking veteran ...

Bates went 3-for-3 on field-goal tries and converted his only extra-point attempt in Sunday's 20-16 loss to the Buccaneers. Bates was perfect again in Week 2, making a pair of field-goal attempts in ...

Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates sinks a 25-yard field goal to tie the "Sunday Night Football" opener at 3-3 in the second quarter.