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Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates wins NFC Special Teams Player of the Week (again)
Jake Bates is taking home hardware for the second time this year. Bates, the Detroit Lions' first-year kicker, was named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week on Wednesday after making two 50-plus-yard field goals in the Lions' come-from-behind win over the ...
Jake Bates kicks winner as Detroit Lions improve to 8-1
Nineteen months ago, Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates was training to be a salesman in Houston at the Acme Brick company and thought his NFL dream was over. On Sunday night, he celebrated a 52-yard walk-off field goal to help the Lions overcome a 16-point deficit and beat the Texans 26-23.
Another winning FG for Jake Bates as Detroit Lions kicker's fairy tale adds epic chapter
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 Texans, 26-23
Michigan K Dominic Zvada says Detroit Lions' Jake Bates has 'become an idol' for kickers
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — There were certainly a lot of people in Ann Arbor who tuned into the Detroit Lions road game at the Houston Texans. And, if you missed it, you missed one of the great stories in the NFL continuing to unfold.
Who is Jake Bates, the former brick salesman turned Lions hero
Jake Bates was a brick salesman 18 months ago. Now he is a hero for the Detroit Lions after signing to be their kicker.
Jake Bates: From high school 'who?' to NFL, Detroit Lions' hero
Jakes Bates stat line in 2016 was exactly 1,077 yards at Tomball High School (Texas). Not yards rushing, passing or receiving. Not even a combination of all three. His one-line marker was seven games played,
Lions’ late comeback win earns Jake Bates special teams player of the week award
The Lions' comeback win over the Texans on Sunday was decided by three long field goal attempts late in the fourth quarter.
Jake Bates honored for his heroic 4th quarter vs. Texans
Lions kicker Jake Bates honored for his heroic 4th quarter vs. Texans as the NFC Special Teams Player of the Week ...
Lions' Jake Bates named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates has been named Week 10's NFC Special Teams Player of the Week. Bates was clutch in the fourth ...
Jake Bates Named NFC Special Teams Player of the Week
Kicker Jake Bates was honored as the NFC Special Teams Player of the week for the second time this season after hitting a pair of 50-plus-yard field goals, including a 52-yard boot at the buzzer to ...
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Lions fans embrace Jake Bates' 'revenge' on Texans in epic comeback
Jake Bates defeated the Houston Texans at NRG Stadium and Detroit Lions fans are reminding Houston how they let him go last ...
Lions vs. Texans score, takeaways: Detroit overcomes 16-point halftime deficit, wins on walk-off field goal
Just when the Detroit Lions appeared dead and buried, they rallied back from a 16-point halftime deficit to stun the Houston ...
Jake Bates: Game-winning field goal in my home town is almost too good to be true
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 expired to beat the Texans in Houston on Sunday night.