Jake Bates (Photo via ESPN)
Detroit Lions kicker Jake Bates had no clue he would become a trending topic online, but ESPN made sure that happened during Monday Night Football.
Bates said that he was “fine,” but ESPN’s Joe Buck and Troy Aikman still had a nice laugh.
Minutes later, Bates came in for a 42-yard and knocked it down.
The Lions kicker was then shown on the ground stretching with his tongue hanging out.
Social media had a field day with the footage of the Detroit Lions kicker.
“Bro, working the hips for that post-game action,” one fan said.
“That’s my kicker,” one excited Detroit Lions fan added.
“ESPN Late Night… for sure,” a third fan stated in the comment section.
One hilarious fan added: “Put your tongue away, bro.”
“Me watching the Chilis waitress bringing out fajitas,” a fifth fan stated.
A sixth fan concluded: “This is gonna be a great meme 🤣🤣.”
One final fan added: “Draw me like one of your French Girls…”
The Detroit Lions Have Huge Matchup Awaiting Them In Week 18
The Detroit Lions are squaring off against the San Francisco 49ers on Monday Night Football in Week 17, as Dan Campbell’s squad has a record of 13-2 through 16 weeks.
Detroit’s Week 17 contest versus San Francisco doesn’t mean much for either team.
The Lions can’t clinch the NFC North title and the No.1 seed in the conference on Monday Night, which is why their last regular season game is so important.
The Lions will host the Vikings at Ford Field on Sunday Night Football in Week 18, with extremely high stakes.
In next week’s contest, the winner between Detroiweek’sMinnesota will take home the NFC North crown and No.1 seed in the NFC.
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