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.

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

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

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

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

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

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 ...

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 ...