After a year of shuffling kickers to find the right guy, the Detroit Lions may have found a winner in rookie Riley Patterson. The former New England Patriot, whom the Lions signed a month ago, has yet to miss a single kick in four games, going 8-for-8 in extra points and 7-of-7 in field goals.
Patterson’s best performance came in last week’s absolute blowout of the Arizona Cardinals, and it has earned him NFC Special Teams Player of the Week honors. Patterson made all three field goal attempts in the game, including kicks of 35, 45 and 47 yards.