Lions' Jake Bates goes viral after game-winning kick against Vikings

On Sunday afternoon, the Detroit Lions earned one of the most impressive victories of Dan Campbell's tenure as head coach, handing the Minnesota Vikings their first loss of the 2024 season, 31-29.

Jake Bates, the Lions' rookie kicker who first made a splash in the UFL with the Michigan Panthers earlier this year, experienced the biggest spot of his professional football career. Detroit's offense had gotten within field goal range during a two-minute drill and decided to run down the clock and set up a game-winning field goal attempt. Bates would drill the 44-yard field goal with just 15 seconds left in the game, and that was after the clock had expired Finally With zero goals, the rookie kicker helped bring the Lions into first place not only in the NFC North, but in the entire conference.

After Bates kicked the field goal, he performed a celebration dance that might look very familiar to you if you're a regular online user and have ever scrolled through a For You page.

Bates channeled the energy of his inner justice family and brought the BOOM to US Bank Stadium after taking the kick. Here is Big Justice and the rest of the family for your reference if you have been living under a rock and happily enjoying your life on earth without knowing that this is the kind of #content people are generating these days.

Now only one question remains: Is Bates a chicken baker guy or would he go for the double chocolate chip cookie?!?