Kicker Jake Bates made 26 of 29 field goals this year and set the Detroit Lions' single-season scoring record with 142 points ...

The Detroit Lions' 31-9 win over the Minnesota ... any momentum into his first such experience. He has missed six of his past 16 field-goal attempts. "This has been a phenomenal football year ...

Washington certainly played well enough to win, but the Lions made several critical mistakes throughout the game. Detroit ...

Training camp was a roller coaster for Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates ... that the man who only missed three field goals and three extra points all season is the same inexperienced guy Detroit ...

It's no secret that the Detroit Lions loss ... an open-field tackle. If Branch would have made the initial tackle, it would have been a gain between 4-to-6 yards. Once he missed the tackle ...

But the first-year Detroit ... camp and won the Lions' kicking job somewhat by default after Michael Badgley tore his hamstring in July. He made a game-winning 43-yard field goal in a preseason ...

The best Detroit Lions season in franchise history came to a disappointing end at home ... kick and picked up one first down on a play-action pass to John Bates to run a lot of clock and reach field ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — The Washington Commanders came into Ford Field and beat the Detroit Lions, 45-31, eliminating the Lions from the playoffs after Detroit had their ...