2013 Houston Texans season

12th season in franchise history

2013 Houston Texans season
OwnerBob McNair
General managerRick Smith
Head coachGary Kubiak (fired on December 6, 2–11 record)
Wade Phillips (Interim during Week 10 while Kubiak recovered from a mini-stroke; Interim from Weeks 15–17, 0–3 record)
Offensive coordinatorRick Dennison
Defensive coordinatorWade Phillips
Home fieldReliant Stadium
Results
Record2–14
Division place4th AFC South
Playoff finishDid not qualify
Pro Bowlers
3
  • OT Duane Brown
  • DE J. J. Watt
  • WR Andre Johnson
Uniform

The 2013 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League (NFL). The Texans failed to improve upon their 12–4 record from 2012, suffering through a season-ending 14-game losing streak following a 2–0 start and missing the playoffs for the first time since 2010. Head coach Gary Kubiak was fired after eight seasons following their eleventh loss (Week 14 vs. the Jacksonville Jaguars). Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips was named the interim head coach for the final three games of the season. Their 14-game losing streak is the worst in team history.[1] Coming off a franchise-best 12–4 record just the year before, the Texans tie a league record with the Houston Oilers (who, coincidentally, also went 12–4 in 1993 and 2–14 in 1994) for the biggest season-to-season decline in win total. On January 3, 2014, claiming that "I'm ready to kick 2013 the hell out the door", Texans owner Robert McNair announced that former Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien would be the Texans' third head coach.[2]

2013 draft class

2013 Houston Texans draft
Round Pick Player Position College Notes
1 27 DeAndre Hopkins *  WR Clemson
2 57 D. J. Swearinger  FS South Carolina
3 89 Brennan Williams  OT North Carolina
3 95 Sam Montgomery  OLB LSU Compensatory
4 124 Trevardo Williams  OLB Connecticut
6 176 David Quessenberry  OT San Jose State Pick from OAK
6 195 Alan Bonner  WR Jacksonville State
6 198 Chris Jones  DT Bowling Green Pick from STL
6 201 Ryan Griffin  TE Connecticut Compensatory
      Made roster    †   Pro Football Hall of Fame    *   Made at least one Pro Bowl during career

Draft trades

  • The Texans traded their fifth-round selection (No. 160 overall) to the St. Louis Rams in exchange for two sixth-round selections from the Rams – Nos. 184 and 198 overall. The Texans later traded the No. 184 selection along with their seventh-round selection (No. 233 overall) to the Oakland Raiders in exchange for the Raiders' sixth-round selection (No. 176 overall).

Staff

2013 Houston Texans staff

Front office

  • Founder/chairman/CEO – Bob McNair
  • Vice chairman – Philip Burguières
  • Vice chairman – D. Cal McNair
  • Executive vice president/general manager – Rick Smith
  • President – Jamey Rootes
  • Vice president of football administration – Chris Olsen
  • Director of pro personnel – Brian Gardner
  • Senior personnel advisor – Bobby Grier
  • Director of college scouting – Mike Maccagnan

Head coaches

Offensive coaches

  • Offensive coordinator – Rick Dennison
  • Quarterbacks – Karl Dorrell
  • Running backs – Chick Harris
  • Wide receivers – Larry Kirksey
  • Assistant wide receivers – Marc Lubick
  • Tight ends – Brian Pariani
  • Offensive line – John Benton
  • Assistant offensive line – Jim Ryan
  • Offensive assistant – Dan Hammerschmidt
 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

Strength and conditioning

  • Head strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith
  • Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz
  • Strength and conditioning intern – Taylor Porter

Final roster

2013 Houston Texans final roster
Quarterbacks

Running backs

Wide receivers

Tight ends

Offensive linemen

Defensive linemen

Linebackers

Defensive backs

Special teams

Reserve lists


Practice squad


Rookies in italics
 53 active, 17 inactive, 6 practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 August 9 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–13 1–0 Mall of America Field Recap
2 August 17 Miami Dolphins W 24–17 2–0 Reliant Stadium Recap
3 August 25 New Orleans Saints L 23–31 2–1 Reliant Stadium Recap
4 August 29 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–6 3–1 AT&T Stadium Recap

Regular season

Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap
1 September 9 at San Diego Chargers W 31–28 1–0 Qualcomm Stadium Recap
2 September 15 Tennessee Titans W 30–24 (OT) 2–0 Reliant Stadium Recap
3 September 22 at Baltimore Ravens L 9–30 2–1 M&T Bank Stadium Recap
4 September 29 Seattle Seahawks L 20–23 (OT) 2–2 Reliant Stadium Recap
5 October 6 at San Francisco 49ers L 3–34 2–3 Candlestick Park Recap
6 October 13 St. Louis Rams L 13–38 2–4 Reliant Stadium Recap
7 October 20 at Kansas City Chiefs L 16–17 2–5 Arrowhead Stadium Recap
8 Bye
9 November 3 Indianapolis Colts L 24–27 2–6 Reliant Stadium Recap
10 November 10 at Arizona Cardinals L 24–27 2–7 University of Phoenix Stadium Recap
11 November 17 Oakland Raiders L 23–28 2–8 Reliant Stadium Recap
12 November 24 Jacksonville Jaguars L 6–13 2–9 Reliant Stadium Recap
13 December 1 New England Patriots L 31–34 2–10 Reliant Stadium Recap
14 December 5 at Jacksonville Jaguars L 20–27 2–11 EverBank Field Recap
15 December 15 at Indianapolis Colts L 3–25 2–12 Lucas Oil Stadium Recap
16 December 22 Denver Broncos L 13–37 2–13 Reliant Stadium Recap
17 December 29 at Tennessee Titans L 10–16 2–14 LP Field Recap

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Week One: Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 0 71731
Chargers 7 14 7028

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • SD – Eddie Royal 6-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 12:24. Chargers 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 80 yards, 5:47.
  • SD – Vincent Brown 10-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 0:18. Chargers 21–7. Drive: 8 plays, 59 yards, 1:43.

Third quarter

  • SD – Eddie Royal 1-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 10:42. Chargers 28–7. Drive: 8 plays, 80 yards, 4:18.
  • HOU – Garrett Graham 7-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 4:57. Chargers 28–14. Drive: 11 plays, 70 yards, 5:45.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Owen Daniels 9-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 14:44. Chargers 28–21. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 3:46.
  • HOU – Brian Cushing 18-yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick), 9:30. Tied 28–28.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 41-yard field goal, 0:05. Texans 31–28. Drive: 9 plays, 38 yards, 3:53.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • HOU – Arian Foster – 18 rushes, 57 yards
  • SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 33 yards

Top receivers

The Texans won their fourth straight regular season opener and picked up their first franchise victory against the San Diego Chargers, improving to 1–4 against them on the late game of ESPN's Week 1 Monday Night Football doubleheader. San Diego scored 4 times compared to Houston's 1 to take a 28–7 3rd quarter lead before Houston scored 24 straight points to win 31–28.

Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 7 3 014024
Texans 7 0 710630

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEN – Rob Bironas 47-yard field goal, 0:04. Titans 10–7. Drive: 4 plays, -6 yards, 1:25.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Owen Daniels 12-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 7:46. Texans 14–10. Drive: 5 plays, 47 yards, 2:00.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Chris Johnson tackled in end zone by Joe Mays, 13:26. Texans 16–10.
  • TEN – Delanie Walker 10-yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), 6:37. Titans 17–16. Drive: 9 plays, 94 yards, 4:08.
  • TEN – Alterraun Verner 23-yard interception return (Rob Bironas kick), 4:59. Titans 24–16.
  • HOU – Arian Foster 1-yard run (Arian Foster run), 1:53. Tied 24–24. Drive: 8 plays, 66 yards, 1:14.

Overtime

  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 3-yard pass from Matt Schaub, 10:38. Texans 30–24. Drive: 11 plays, 78 yards, 4:28.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • TEN – Chris Johnson – 25 rushes, 96 yards
  • HOU – Ben Tate – 9 rushes, 93 yards

Top receivers

With the OT win, the Texans improved to 2–0 for the 4th straight year. In a hard-fought defensive battle, Tennessee built up a lead as big as 24–16 before Houston sent it to overtime behind Arian Foster's TD run and 2-point conversion with 1:53 to go in regulation. DeAndre Hopkins caught his first career touchdown, which was the game-winning touchdown to give the Texans the 30–24 win. If not for this overtime victory, the 2013 Texans would've became the first team since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games.

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

Week Three: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 6 009
Ravens 0 17 7630

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

  • Date: September 22
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 73 °F (23 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 71,168
  • Referee: John Parry
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 27-yard field goal, 7:06. Texans 3–0. Drive: 16 plays, 69 yards, 7:54.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 29-yard field goal, 14:56. Texans 6–0. Drive: 5 plays, 18 yards, 2:35.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 28-yard field goal, 4:11. Texans 6–3. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 4:52.
  • BAL – Daryl Smith 37-yard interception return (Justin Tucker kick), 2:39. Ravens 10–6.
  • BAL – Tandon Doss 82-yard punt return (Justin Tucker kick), 0:45. Ravens 17–6.
  • HOU – Randy Bullcok 47-yard field goal, 0:00. Ravens 17–9. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 0:45.

Third quarter

  • BAL – Bernard Pierce 1-yard run (Justin Tucker kick), 11:05. Ravens 24–9. Drive: 9 plays, 29 yards, 3:55.

Fourth quarter

  • BAL – Justin Tucker 45-yard field goal, 9:09. Ravens 27–9. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 6:15.
  • BAL – Justin Tucker 43-yard field goal, 1:08. Ravens 30–9. Drive: 9 plays, 27 yards, 3:51.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

The Texans' 14-game losing streak started in Baltimore, where the Ravens pummeled Houston, 30–9. The Texans fell to 2–1. After Houston grabbed a 6–3 lead, the Ravens got a pick-six and a punt return for a touchdown to make it 17–6. Baltimore outscored Houston in the second half 13–3 en route to a 30–9 win.

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 3 0 314323
Texans 0 20 00020

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: September 29
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,756
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • SEA – Steven Hauschka 48-yard field goal, 11:11. Seahawks 3–0. Drive: 4 plays, 40 yards, 1:34.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Garrett Graham 31-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 14:55. Texans 7–3. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:52.
  • HOU – Arian Foster 5-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 6:11. Texans 14–3. Drive: 10 plays, 78 yards, 5:10.
  • HOU – Randy Bullcok 22-yard field goal, 3:51. Texans 17–3. Drive: 7 plays, 15 yards, 2:13.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 42-yard field goal, 0:01. Texans 20–3. Drive: 12 plays, 67 yards, 1:12.

Third quarter

  • SEA – Steven Hauschka 39-yard field goal, 3:54. Texans 20–6. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 0:25.

Fourth quarter

  • SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3-yard run (Steven Hauschka kick), 7:43. Texans 20–13. Drive: 14 plays, 75 yards, 7:28.
  • SEA – Richard Sherman 58-yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick), 2:40. Tied 20–20.

Overtime

  • SEA – Steven Hauschka 45-yard field goal, 3:23. Seahawks 23–20. Drive: 8 plays, 35 yards, 3:27.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 3 receptions, 45 yards
  • HOU – Andre Johnson – 9 receptions, 110 yards

After falling behind 3–0 at the end of the first quarter, the Texans scored 20 unanswered to build up a 20–3 halftime lead. But with a 20–6 fourth quarter lead, Houston gave up two touchdowns, including a pick-six by Richard Sherman to tie the game at 20. The Seahawks won in overtime 23–20 on Steven Hauschka's 45-yard field goal with 3:23 to go in OT. With the surprising loss, the Texans fell to 2–2.

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week Five: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 0 303
49ers 14 7 31034

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

First quarter

  • SF – Tramaine Brock 18-yard interception return (Phil Dawson kick), 13:30. 49ers 7–0.
  • SF – Frank Gore 1-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 1:37. 49ers 14–0. Drive: 12 plays, 65 yards, 5:51.

Second quarter

  • SF – Anthony Dixon 2-yard run (Phil Dawson kick), 5:03. 49ers 21–0. Drive: 4 plays, 32 yards, 1:58.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 41-yard field goal, 12:01. 49ers 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 43 yards, 1:58.
  • SF – Phil Dawson 38-yard field goal, 5:15. 49ers 24–3. Drive: 8 plays, 39 yards, 3:20.

Fourth quarter

  • SF – Vernon Davis 64-yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick), 14:16. 49ers 31–3. Drive: 3 plays, 69 yards, 1:09.
  • SF – Phil Dawson 24-yard field goal, 10:46. 49ers 34–3. Drive: 4 plays, 2 yards, 2:31.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Matt Schaub threw another pick-six in a blowout loss to the 49ers. The final was 34–3 and the Texans fell to 2–3.

Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Rams 7 10 21038
Texans 0 6 0713

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: October 13
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,104
  • Referee: Bill Leavy
  • TV announcers (Fox): Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • STL – Cory Harkey 2-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick), 5:59. Rams 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 65 yards, 2:48.

Second quarter

  • STL – Greg Zuerlein 42-yard field goal, 13:26. Rams 10–0. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 3:22.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 20-yard field goal, 8:24. Rams 10–3. Drive: 8 plays, 78 yards, 5:01.
  • STL – Lance Kendricks 2-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick), 2:43. Rams 17–3. Drive: 10 plays, 76 yards, 5:38.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 35-yard field goal, 0:53. Rams 17–6. Drive: 8 plays, 63 yards, 1:54.

Third quarter

  • STL – Brian Quick 4-yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick), 7:42. Rams 24–6. Drive: 10 plays, 79 yards, 5:20.
  • STL – Daren Bates 11-yard fumble return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 7:36. Rams 31–6.
  • STL – Alec Ogletree 98-yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick), 0:36. Rams 38–6.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Ben Tate 1-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 3:15. Rams 38–13. Drive: 12 plays, 39 yards, 6:02.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

St. Louis had 2 straight defensive touchdowns and they dominated Houston 38–13. Houston dropped to 2–4.

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week Seven: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 7 6016
Chiefs 7 7 3017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

  • Date: October 20
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CDT
  • Game weather: 70 °F (21 °C), sunny
  • Game attendance: 74,118
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Jim Nantz and Phil Simms
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 48-yard field goal, 8:12. Texans 3–0. Drive: 10 plays, 27 yards, 4:55.
  • KC – Jamaal Charles 1-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 2:43. Chiefs 7–3. Drive: 11 plays, 79 yards, 5:29.

Second quarter

  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins 29-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 14:54. Texans 10–7. Drive: 5 plays, 81 yards, 2:49.
  • KC – Alex Smith 5-yard run (Ryan Succop kick), 0:56. Chiefs 14–10. Drive: 15 plays, 97 yards, 6:35.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullcok 21-yard field goal, 9:24. Chiefs 14–13. Drive: 5 plays, 25 yards, 2:07.
  • KC – Ryan Succop 22-yard field goal, 6:07. Chiefs 17–13. Drive: 7 plays, 17 yards, 3:17.
  • HOU – Randy Bullcok 47-yard field goal, 4:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:46.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Case Keenum got the start in a game that ended with Houston losing 17–16 to Kansas City. They would drop to 2–5.

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Battle Red Day
Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Colts 0 3 91527
Texans 14 7 3024

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 3
  • Game time: 7:30 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 60 °F (16 °C), clear (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 71,778
  • Referee: Bill Vinovich
  • TV announcers (NBC): Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Andre Johnson 62-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 14:00. Texans 7–0. Drive: 3 plays, 73 yards, 1:00.
  • HOU – Andre Johnson 41-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 4:13. Texans 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 57 yards, 2:05.

Second quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 30-yard field goal, 3:30. Texans 14–3. Drive: 4 plays, 41 yards, 1:30.
  • HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 0:34. Texans 21–3. Drive: 7 plays, 72 yards, 2:56.

Third quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 35-yard field goal, 11:54. Texans 21–6. Drive: 10 plays, 45 yards, 3:06.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 43-yard field goal, 4:25. Texans 24–6. Drive: 11 plays, 62 yards, 7:29.
  • IND – T. Y. Hilton 10-yard pass from Andrew Luck (pass failed), 0:05. Texans 24–12. Drive: 13 plays, 78 yards, 4:20.

Fourth quarter

  • IND – T. Y. Hilton 58-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:46. Texans 24–19. Drive: 2 plays, 67 yards, 0:46.
  • IND – T. Y. Hilton 9-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Andrew Luck pass to Coby Fleener), 4:00. Colts 27–24. Drive: 6 plays, 52 yards, 2:09.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • IND – Donald Brown – 6 rushes, 49 yards
  • HOU – Ben Tate – 22 rushes, 81 yards

Top receivers

Houston got off to a 21–3 lead, but Indy outscored them 24–3 to win 27–24. Houston dropped to 2–6. At halftime, head coach Gary Kubiak collapsed on the field on his way to the locker room with a Transient Ischemic Attack. Defensive coordinator Wade Phillips took over head coaching duties for the remainder of the game.

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 10 0724
Cardinals 7 7 6727

at University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona

  • Date: November 10
  • Game time: 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST
  • Game weather: TBD (retractable roof stadium)
  • Game attendance: 60,845
  • Referee: Gene Steratore
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • ARI – Rob Housler 12-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 13:57. Cardinals 14–7. Drive: 6 plays, 58 yards, 2:28.
  • HOU – Ryan Griffin 2-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 9:37. Tied 14–14. Drive: 9 plays, 80 yards, 4:20.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 48-yard field goal, 6:31. Texans 17–14. Drive: 6 plays, 15 yards, 2:09.

Third quarter

  • ARI – Jay Feely 35-yard field goal, 6:06. Tied 17–17. Drive: 10 plays, 43 yards, 5:12.
  • ARI – Jay Feely 21-yard field goal, 0:02. Cardinals 20–17. Drive: 9 plays, 59 yard, 4:23.

Fourth quarter

  • ARI – Andre Roberts 19-yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick), 6:42. Cardinals 27–17. Drive: 9 plays, 67 yards, 4:48.
  • HOU – Andre Johnson 5-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 4:34. Cardinals 27–24. Drive: 3 plays, 5 yards, 0:12.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 69 yards
  • ARI – Andre Roberts – 5 receptions, 72 yards, TD

Arizona dominated the second half in a 27–24 win. Houston dropped to 2–7

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Raiders 14 0 14028
Texans 0 17 0623

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 17
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,726
  • Referee: Ron Winter
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • HOU – Garrett Graham 42-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 11:52. Raiders 14–7. Drive: 4 plays, 85 yards, 2:07.
  • HOU – Keshawn Martin 87-yard punt return (Randy Bullock kick), 2:56. Tied 14–14.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 51-yard field goal, 0:40. Texans 17–14. Drive: 9 plays, 43 yards, 1:46.

Third quarter

  • OAK – Mychal Rivera 26-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 8:13. Raiders 21–17. Drive: 5 plays, 73 yards, 2:21.
  • OAK – Rashad Jennings 80-yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 2:26. Raiders 28–17. Drive: 1 play, 80 yards, 0:13.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 26-yard field goal, 12:13. Raiders 28–20. Drive: 9 plays, 61 yards, 2:34.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 30-yard field goal, 8:02. Raiders 28–23. Drive: 10 plays, 33 yards, 3:18.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Jaguars 7 3 0313
Texans 0 3 306

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: November 24
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 71,659
  • Referee: Mike Carey
  • TV announcers (CBS): Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • JAX – Josh Scobee 30-yard field goal, 7:57. Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:01.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal, 0:29. Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:35.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 20-yard field goal, 8:26. Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:34.

Fourth quarter

  • JAX – Josh Scobee 53-yard field goal, 6:44. Jaguars 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:27.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 14 rushes, 84 yards, TD
  • HOU – Dennis Johnson – 13 rushes, 74 yards

Top receivers

Week 13: vs. New England Patriots

Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Patriots 7 0 141334
Texans 10 7 7731

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 1
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 64 °F (18 °C), mostly cloudy (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 71,769
  • Referee: Pete Morelli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • HOU – Ben Tate 8-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 8:44. Texans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 52 yards, 2:04.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 43-yard field goal, 4:10. Texans 10–0. Drive: 4 plays, 6 yards, 1:32.
  • NE – Rob Gronkowski 23-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 1:25. Texans 10–7. Drive: 6 plays, 55 yards, 2:45.

Second quarter

  • HOU – Ben Tate 20-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 1:47. Texans 17–7. Drive: 7 plays, 55 yards, 3:03.

Third quarter

  • NE – James Develin 1-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 12:41. Texans 17–14. Drive: 5 plays, 78 yards, 2:19.
  • NE – Shane Vereen 9-yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 8:05. Patriots 21–17. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 3:04.
  • HOU – Case Keenum 5-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 2:11. Texans 24–21. Drive: 10 plays, 81 yards, 5:55.

Fourth quarter

  • NE – LeGarrette Blount 7-yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick), 13:09. Patriots 28–24. Drive: 9 plays, 81 yards, 4:02.
  • HOU – Ben Tate 10-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 11:35. Texans 31–28. Drive: 3 plays, 80 yards, 1:34.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 53-yard field goal, 7:16. Tied 31–31. Drive: 9 plays, 40 yards, 4:19.
  • NE – Stephen Gostkowski 53-yard field goal, 3:12. Patriots 34–31. Drive: 7 plays, 18 yards, 3:32.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

The Texans had a lead as much as 17–7 at the half, but fell 34–31 to the Patriots to match their combined number of losses from the previous two seasons (10).

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 0 7 10320
Jaguars 7 10 7327

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

  • Date: December 5
  • Game time: 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 72 °F (22 °C), 0% chance of rain
  • Game attendance: 60,414
  • Referee: Tony Corrente
  • TV announcers (NFLN): Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • JAX – Cecil Shorts 6-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 13:41. Jaguars 14–0. Drive: 4 plays, 86 yards, 1:30.
  • HOU – Keshawn Martin 8-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 1:53. Jaguars 14–7. Drive: 12 plays, 91 yards, 6:57.
  • JAX – Josh Scobee 40-yard field goal, 0:03. Jaguars 17–7. Drive: 6 plays, 37 yards, 0:51.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 34-yard field goal, 8:29. Jaguars 17–10. Drive: 5 plays, 30 yards, 1:20.
  • JAX – Jordan Todman 21-yard pass from Ace Sanders (Josh Scobee kick), 6:12. Jaguars 24–10. Drive: 6 plays, 90 yards, 2:17.
  • HOU – Garrett Graham 5-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 1:08. Jaguars 24–17. Drive: 7 plays, 75 yards, 3:02.

Fourth quarter

  • HOU – Randy Bullock 31-yard field goal, 11:31. Jaguars 24–20. Drive: 11 plays, 98 yards, 3:21.
  • JAX – Josh Scobee 39-yard field goal, 0:25. Jaguars 27–20. Drive: 4 plays, 0 yards, 1:43.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

With the Texans dropping to 2–11, Houston was swept by the Jaguars for the first time since 2009.

Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts

Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 3 0 003
Colts 7 13 5025

at Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana

  • Date: December 15
  • Game time: 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: Played indoors (retractable roof closed)
  • Game attendance: 65,470
  • Referee: Jerome Boger
  • TV announcers (CBS): Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 37-yard field goal, 12:00. Colts 10–3. Drive: 4 plays, -2 yards, 1:29.
  • IND – Trent Richardson 9-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 7:03. Colts 17–3. Drive: 4 plays, 71 yards, 2:11.
  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 43-yard field goal, 1:44. Colts 20–3. Drive: 6 plays, 19 yards, 1:11.

Third quarter

  • IND – Adam Vinatieri 40-yard field goal, 12:27. Colts 23–3. Drive: 4 plays, 8 yards, 1:08.
  • IND – Duane Brown tackled in end zone, 1:53. Colts 25–3.

Fourth quarter

  • No scoring plays

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • HOU – Ryan Griffin – 6 receptions, 62 yards
  • IND – T. Y. Hilton – 8 receptions, 78 yards

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Broncos 3 13 02137
Texans 3 3 7013

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

  • Date: December 22
  • Game time: 12:00 p.m. CST
  • Game weather: 58 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy (retractable roof open)
  • Game attendance: 71,761
  • Referee: Ed Hochuli
  • TV announcers (CBS): Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts
  • Recap, Game book
Game information

First quarter

  • DEN – Matt Prater 32-yard field goal, 8:53. Broncos 3–0. Drive: 12 plays, 78 yards, 4:38.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 45-yard field goal, 2:53. Tied 3–3. Drive: 7 plays, 47 yards, 3:04.

Second quarter

  • DEN – Demaryius Thomas 36-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 14:54. Broncos 10–3. Drive: 5 plays, 64 yards, 2:08.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 35-yard field goal, 6:09. Broncos 10–6. Drive: 7 plays, 10 yards, 3:45.
  • DEN – Matt Prater 25-yard field goal, 0:59. Broncos 13–6. Drive: 13 plays, 69 yards, 5:10.
  • DEN – Matt Prater 44-yard field goal, 0:00. Broncos 16–6. Drive: 4 plays, 44 yards, 0:26.

Third quarter

  • HOU – Keshawn Martin 15-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 10:33. Broncos 16–13. Drive: 9 plays, 74 yards, 3:14.

Fourth quarter

  • DEN – Eric Decker 10-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 13:26. Broncos 23–13. Drive: 2 plays, 28 yards, 0:45.
  • DEN – Eric Decker 20-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 6:47. Broncos 30–13. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 3:03.
  • DEN – Julius Thomas 25-yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick), 4:28. Broncos 37–13. Drive: 3 plays, 56 yards, 0:48.

Top passers

Top rushers

Top receivers

  • DEN – Eric Decker – 10 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD
  • HOU – Ryan Griffin – 5 receptions, 66 yards

Week 17: at Tennessee Titans

Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 34Total
Texans 7 0 0310
Titans 0 6 7316

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

First quarter

Second quarter

  • TEN – Rob Bironas 42-yard field goal, 9:49. Texans 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 32 yards, 3:36.
  • TEN – Rob Bironas 55-yard field goal, 0:00. Texans 7–6. Drive: 7 plays, 58 yards, 1:53.

Third quarter

  • TEN – Chris Johnson 11-yard run (Rob Bironas kick), 5:39. Titans 13–7. Drive: 7 plays, 36 yards, 3:41.

Fourth quarter

  • TEN – Rob Bironas 37-yard field goal, 10:48. Titans 16–7. Drive: 6 plays, 14 yards, 3:30.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 19-yard field goal, 2:56. Titans 16–10. Drive: 8 plays, 89 yards, 2:50.

Top passers

Top rushers

  • HOU – Jonathan Grimes – 16 rushes, 50 yards, TD
  • TEN – Chris Johnson – 27 rushes, 127 yards, TD

Top receivers

  • HOU – Jonathan Grimes – 6 receptions, 76 yards
  • TEN – Kendall Wright – 5 receptions, 50 yards

With the loss to Tennessee, Houston lost 14 straight games to close out a disappointing season.

The Texans 14 game losing streak has matched the 1980 Saints and the 1976 Buccaneers.

Standings

Division

AFC South
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 W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA STK
(4) Indianapolis Colts 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 391 336 W3
Tennessee Titans 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 362 381 W2
Jacksonville Jaguars 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 247 449 L3
Houston Texans 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 276 428 L14

Conference

AFC[3][4]
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# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF SOS SOV STK
Division winners
1 Denver Broncos West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 9–3 .469 .423 W2
2 New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 .473 .427 W2
3[a] Cincinnati Bengals North 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 .480 .494 W2
4 Indianapolis Colts South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 .484 .449 W3
Wild cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 2–4 7–5 .445 .335 L2
6 San Diego Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 .496 .549 W4
Did not qualify for the postseason
7[b][c] Pittsburgh Steelers North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 .469 .441 W3
8[d] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 .484 .418 L2
9[e] New York Jets East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 .488 .414 W2
10 Miami Dolphins East 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 .523 .523 L2
11 Tennessee Titans South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 .504 .375 W2
12 Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 .520 .500 L1
13[f][g] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 .523 .359 L6
14[h] Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 .504 .234 L3
15 Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 .516 .477 L7
16 Houston Texans South 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 .559 .500 L14
Tiebreakers[i]
  1. ^ Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28).
  2. ^ Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore.
  3. ^ Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6).
  4. ^ Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3).
  5. ^ The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami.
  6. ^ Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland.
  7. ^ Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9).
  8. ^ Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28).
  9. ^ When breaking ties for three or more teams under the NFL's rules, they are first broken within divisions, then comparing only the highest ranked remaining team from each division.

Statistics

Team

Category Total yards Yards per game NFL rank
(out of 32)
Passing offense 3,813 238.3 15th
Rushing offense 1,743 108.9 21st
Total offense[5] 5,556 347.3 11th
Passing defense 3,123 195.2 3rd
Rushing defense 1,958 122.4 23rd
Total defense[6] 5,081 317.6 7th

Individual

Category Player Total
Offense
Passing yards Matt Schaub 2,310
Passing touchdowns Matt Schaub 10
Rushing yards Ben Tate 771
Rushing touchdowns Ben Tate 4
Receiving yards Andre Johnson 1,407
Receiving touchdowns Andre Johnson 5
Defense
Tackles (Solo) J. J. Watt 65
Sacks J. J. Watt 10.5
Interceptions Johnathan Joseph 3

Source:[7]

References

  1. ^ "Official Site of the Houston Texans". Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  2. ^ "Bill O'Brien officially introduced as Texans new coach". January 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. ^ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  5. ^ "2013 NFL Team Total Offense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "2013 NFL Team Total Defense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved May 5, 2022.
  7. ^ "2013 Texans Statistics". Houston Texans. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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