How Lions kicker Jake Bates went from Houston brick salesman to Texans tormenter with clutch kicks
After shoving a game ball under each arm and turning away from his locker stall inside the NRG Stadium visitors' locker room, Jake Bates' eyebrows shot up in a classic “All of this for me?” expression as he spotted a horde of reporters armed with microphones and recorders waiting for him a dozen feet away.