Jake Bates continues to show off his strong leg this preseason in the wake of the Michael Badgley injury a couple of weeks ago.
For the second time in as many preseason games, Bates drilled a field goal from at least 50 yards out. In Week 1 against the Giants, he had the Lions’ only points courtesy of 53-yard field goal.
Saturday against the Kansas City Chiefs at Arrowhead Stadium, Bates was successful from 55 yards out, the first of his two field goals in the first half, to give Detroit its first points of the game.
Jake Bates from 5⃣5⃣❗️#DETvsKC | 📺 Lions TV Network pic.twitter.com/cVAxJP5H0B
— Detroit Lions (@Lions) August 17, 2024
As long as Bates continues to show he can be trusted from that deep, the Lions should have no problem putting up points this season. The Lions may only have 15 points in six preseason quarters but the big boys on offense — namely Jared Goff, Jahmyr Gibbs, Amon-Ra St. Brown and others — haven’t played this preseason.
Once they come in, that offense plus the leg of Bates will make things very exciting for the Lions.