T.J. Yates a stopgap specialist for Texans Posted Dec 13, 2017 T.J. Yates always will be part of Houston Texans history because of his contributions in 2011 and 2015 when he answered SOS calls from Gary Kubiak and Bill O'Brien and provided victories both times. Yates came close against the 49ers. When Tom Savage suffered a concussion, Yates came off the bench to play for the first time since December 2015. (Houston Chronicle)