the Lions take advantage of the mistake and get a field goal of their own before the half. Jake Bates is good from 48, ...

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 will be the 1 seed in the NFC playoffs after beating the Minnesota Vikings. Check out the recap from Ford ...

Jahmyr Gibbs topped 100 yards rushing in all 3 games the Lions played without David Montgomery and fell just shy of 2,000 ...

The Detroit Lions defense held Minnesota Vikings QB Sam Darnold to a 43.9% completion percentage and just 166 yards passing in a 31-9 win.

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 ...

David Montgomery was a full participant in Detroit Lions' walkthrough practice Tuesday, one month after he injured the MCL in his right knee.

The Minnesota Vikings put up a whimper of a fight against the Detroit Lions in the final game of the regular season. The ...

Free Press sports writer Dave Birkett grades the Detroit Lions ... on third-and-6. The Lions played well in man coverage most of the night as Darnold finished 18 of 41 passing. Grade: A Jake Bates ...

Detroit desperately hopes history repeats itself. The Lions are seeking ... opted to attempt a 51-yard field goal late in the third, trailing by eight, and Reichard missed wide right.

Sam Darnold's red zone woes, a couple mistakes in the kicking game, and one notable missed chance on defense made the difference in a 31-9 Lions victory that drops the Vikings to the No. 5 seed in the ...