2024 Lions Review: Special Teams Shine as Major Asset
The Detroit Lions’ special teams have emerged as a key strength in 2024, showing notable growth throughout the season. Placekicker Jake Bates was a standout, hitting a 44-yard field goal against the Minnesota Vikings, demonstrating the unit’s consistency and reliability. This growth has solidified special teams as one of the team’s most dependable assets moving forward, particularly after the Lions’ impressive regular-season finish.
MLive will continue its review of the Lions’ position groups over the next two weeks, having already highlighted quarterbacks, running backs, and receivers/ tight ends, among others. The special teams’ improvement cements its importance as the team aims to build on this momentum in future seasons.
2024 Lions Review: How Detroit’s Special Teams Became a Game-Changing Asset
