When Jake Bates lined up for a record-setting 67-yard field goal try just before halftime in the Detroit Lions' 38-30 win over the Baltimore Ravens , it was nothing Lions coach Dan Campbell hadn't seen before.

Campbell said Tuesday, Sept. 23, he's seen Bates, the Lions' second-year kicker, make longer field goals in practice than the 67-yarder he attempted Monday.

"Yeah, over that," Campbell said.

Bates missed his kick wide left, but it appeared to have enough distance that it would have broken ex-Ravens kicker Justin Tucker's NFL-record 66-yarder had it stayed straight.

Tucker made his kick on Sept. 26, 2021, against the Lions at Ford Field. The kicked bounced off the crossbar and gave the Ravens a 19-17 victory as time expired in Campbell's third game as Lions coach. Looking fo

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