2013 Houston Texans season

12th season in franchise history August 2023 March 2026 Houston Texans 2013 2–14 4th AFC South Gary 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) Rick Dennison Wade Phillips Bob McNair Rick Smith Reliant Stadium File:Houston texans unif.png Did not qualify 3 OT Duane Brown DE J. J. Watt WR Andre Johnson Texans seasons The 2013 season was the Houston Texans' 12th in the National Football League (NFL). They 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. Out of the 14 games lost by the Texans this year, nine of them were by one score, marking a record amount of one-score losses for the franchise. Their 14-game losing streak is the worst in team history and their 2–14 record matched their 2005 losses for the most losses in franchise history.http://www.houstontexans.com/ Official Site of the Houston Texans December 22, 2013 Coming off a franchise-best 12–4 record just the year before, the Texans tie a league record with Houston's previous team, the 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, "I'm ready to kick 2013 the hell out the door", Texans owner Bob McNair announced that former Penn State head coach Bill O'Brien would be the Texans' third head coach.http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2014/01/bill-obrien-officially-introduced-as-texans-new-coach/ Bill O'Brien officially introduced as Texans new coach 3 January 2014 3 2013 draft class 2013 NFL draft 2013 Houston Texans 1 27 DeAndre Hopkins WR Clemson yes yes 2 57 D. J. Swearinger FS South Carolina yes 3 89 Brennan Williams OT North Carolina yes 3 95 Sam Montgomery OLB LSU Compensatory yes 4 124 Trevardo Williams OLB Connecticut yes 6 176 David Quessenberry OT San Jose State Pick from OAK yes 6 195 Alan Bonner WR Jacksonville State 6 198 Chris Jones DT Bowling Green Pick from STL 6 201 Ryan Griffin TE Connecticut Compensatory yes 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 #001831 white #C80815 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 coach – Gary Kubiak Assistant head coach/defensive line – Bill Kollar 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 Interim head coach/defensive coordinator – Wade Phillips Assistant defensive line – Jeff Zgonina Linebackers – Reggie Herring Assistant linebackers – Bobby King Secondary – Vance Joseph Assistant defensive backs – Perry Carter Special teams coordinator – Joe Marciano Special teams assistant - Bob Ligashesky Head strength and conditioning – Cedric Smith Assistant strength and conditioning – Matt Schiotz Strength and conditioning intern – Taylor Porter Final roster 2013 Houston Texans 53 17 6  7 Case Keenum  8 Matt Schaub 13 T. J. Yates 37 Ray Graham y 41 Jonathan Grimes 28 Dennis Johnson running back y 33 Greg Jones fullback FB 42 Toben Opurum y FB 32 Chad Spann 10 DeAndre Hopkins y 18 Lestar Jean 80 Andre Johnson 82 Keshawn Martin 11 DeVier Posey 84 Ryan Griffin tight end y 48 Phillip Supernaw 79 Brandon Brooks G 76 Duane Brown T 66 Andrew Gardner American football T 68 Ryan Harris American football T 60 Ben Jones offensive lineman G/C 62 Alex Kupper y G 55 Chris Myers American football C 75 Derek Newton T 74 Wade Smith G 67 Cody White offensive guard G 93 Jared Crick DE 96 Tim Jamison DE 97 Terrell McClain NT 92 Earl Mitchell NT 94 Antonio Smith defensive end DE 99 J. J. Watt DE 50 Bryan Braman OLB 53 Joe Mays American football ILB 59 Whitney Mercilus OLB 54 Mike Mohamed ILB 58 Brooks Reed OLB 91 Ricky Sapp OLB 51 Darryl Sharpton ILB 52 Jeff Tarpinian ILB 57 Justin Tuggle y ILB 26 Brandon Harris CB 25 Kareem Jackson CB 31 Shiloh Keo FS 43 Elbert Mack CB 21 Brice McCain CB 35 Eddie Pleasant SS 29 Jawanza Starling y SS 36 D. J. Swearinger y FS 27 Josh Victorian CB  4 Randy Bullock K  9 Shane Lechler P 46 Jon Weeks LS 16 Alan Bonner y WR IR 34 A. J. Bouye y CB IR 56 Brian Cushing ILB IR 81 Owen Daniels American football TE IR-DFR 23 Arian Foster RB IR -- Evan Frierson y ILB IR 88 Garrett Graham TE IR 24 Johnathan Joseph CB IR 39 Deji Karim RB IR 17 Alec Lemon y WR IR 38 Danieal Manning SS IR 77 David Quessenberry y T IR 47 Brad Smelley TE IR 44 Ben Tate RB IR 73 Brennan Williams T (IR) 7px 54 Trevardo Williams y OLB IR 98 Keith Browner Jr. DE 12 Andy Cruse y WR IR 22 Loyce Means CB 70 Nate Menkin T 87 Uzoma Nwachukwu y WR 83 Rico Richardson y WR 30 Steven Terrell y S Schedule Preseason Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 August 9, 2013 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–13 1–0 Mall of America Field Recap 2 August 17, 2013 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, 2013 at Dallas Cowboys W 24–6 3–1 AT&T Stadium Recap Regular season Week Date Opponent Result Record Venue Recap 1 September 9, 2013 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 8Bye 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, 2013 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 Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week One: Houston Texans at San Diego Chargers – Game summary September 9 9:20 p.m. CDT/7:20 p.m. PDT Texans 7 0 7 17 Chargers 7 14 7 0 Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California 59,522 70 F C, partly cloudy Scott Green ESPN Chris Berman, Trent Dilfer and Sal Paolantonio Recap, Game book First quarter SD – Ryan Mathews 14-yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick), 14:45. Chargers 7–0. Drive: 1 play, 14 yards, 0:05. HOU – Owen Daniels 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 3:11. Tied 7–7. Drive: 10 plays, 71 yards, 5:51. 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 HOU – Matt Schaub – 34/45, 346 yards, 3 TD, INT SD – Philip Rivers – 14/29, 195 yards, 4 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 18 rushes, 57 yards SD – Ryan Mathews – 13 rushes, 33 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 12 receptions, 146 yards SD – Antonio Gates – 2 receptions, 49 yards 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 Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary September 15 12:00 p.m. CDT Titans 7 3 0 14 0 Texans 7 0 7 10 6 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,718 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Jeff Triplette CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game book First quarter HOU – Garrett Graham 1-yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick), 12:30. Texans 7–0. Drive: 5 plays, 80 yards, 2:30. TEN – Kendall Wright 6-yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick), 5:10. Tied 7–7. Drive: 14 plays, 80 yards, 7:20. 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 TEN – Jake Locker – 17/30, 148 yards, 2 TD HOU – Matt Schaub – 26/48, 298 yards, 3 TD, 2 INT Top rushers TEN – Chris Johnson – 25 rushes, 96 yards HOU – Ben Tate – 9 rushes, 93 yards Top receivers TEN – Kendall Wright – 7 receptions, 54 yards, TD HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 7 receptions, 117 yards, TD With the overtime 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 touchdown 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 have become the first team since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games. Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Three: Houston Texans at Baltimore Ravens – Game summary September 22 1:00 p.m. EDT/12:00 p.m. CDT Texans 3 6 0 0 Ravens 0 17 7 6 M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland 71,168 73 F C, sunny John Parry CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Recap, Game book 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 Bullock 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 HOU – Matt Schaub – 25/35, 194 yards, INT BAL – Joe Flacco – 16/24, 171 yards Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 12 rushes, 54 yards BAL – Bernard Pierce – 24 rushes, 65 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – DeAndre Hopkins – 6 receptions, 60 yards BAL – Torrey Smith – 5 receptions, 92 yards 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 blanked Houston in the second half 13–0 en route to a 30–9 win. Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Texans – Game summary September 29 12:00 p.m. CDT Seahawks 3 0 3 14 3 Texans 0 20 0 0 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,756 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Tony Corrente Fox Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale Recap, Game book 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 Bullock 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 SEA – Russell Wilson – 12/23, 123 yards, INT HOU – Matt Schaub – 31/49, 355 yards, 2 TD, 2 INT Top rushers SEA – Marshawn Lynch – 17 rushes, 98 yards, TD HOU – Arian Foster – 27 rushes, 102 yards 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 overtime. With the surprising loss, the Texans fell to 2–2. Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Five: Houston Texans at San Francisco 49ers – Game summary October 6 7:20 p.m. CDT/5:20 p.m. PDT Texans 0 0 3 0 49ers 14 7 3 10 Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California 69,732 76 F C, sunny Mike Carey NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Game book 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 HOU – Matt Schaub – 19/35, 173 yards, 3 INT SF – Colin Kaepernick – 6/15, 113 yards, TD Top rushers HOU – Arian Foster – 21 rushes, 98 yards SF – Frank Gore – 17 rushes, 81 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Owen Daniels – 6 receptions, 60 yards SF – Vernon Davis – 3 receptions, 88 yards, TD 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 Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary October 13 12:00 p.m. CDT Rams 7 10 21 0 Texans 0 6 0 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,104 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Bill Leavy Fox Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer Hale Recap, Game book 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 STL – Sam Bradford – 12/16, 117 yards, 3 TD HOU – Matt Schaub – 15/21, 186 yards Top rushers STL – Zac Stacy – 18 rushes, 79 yards HOU – Arian Foster – 20 rushes, 141 yards Top receivers STL – Jared Cook – 2 receptions, 45 yards HOU – Andre Johnson – 7 receptions, 88 yards St. Louis had 2 straight defensive touchdowns and they dominated Houston 38–13. Houston dropped to 2–4. Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seven: Houston Texans at Kansas City Chiefs – Game summary October 20 3:25 p.m. CDT Texans 3 7 6 0 Chiefs 7 7 3 0 Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri 74,118 70 F C, sunny Ed Hochuli CBS Jim Nantz and Phil Simms Recap, Game book 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 Bullock 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 Bullock 47-yard field goal, 4:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:46. Fourth quarter HOU – No scoring plays Top passers HOU – Case Keenum – 15/25, 271 yards, TD KC – Alex Smith – 23/34, 240 yards, INT Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 15 rushes, 50 yards KC – Jamaal Charles – 21 rushes, 86 yards, TD Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 4 receptions, 89 yards KC – Dexter McCluster – 4 receptions, 70 yards 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 Houston Texans 2013 border:2px solid #03202f;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary November 3 7:30 p.m. CST Colts 0 3 9 15 Texans 14 7 3 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,778 60 F C, clear (retractable roof open) Bill Vinovich NBC Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele Tafoya Recap, Game book 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 IND – Andrew Luck – 18/40, 271 yards, 3 TD HOU – Case Keenum – 20/34, 350 yards, 3 TD Top rushers IND – Donald Brown – 6 rushes, 49 yards HOU – Ben Tate – 22 rushes, 81 yards Top receivers IND – T. Y. Hilton – 7 receptions, 121 yards, 3 TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 9 receptions, 229 yards, 3 TD Houston got off to a 21–3 lead, but Indianapolis 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 Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Ten: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary November 10 3:25 p.m. CST/2:25 p.m. MST Texans 7 10 0 7 Cardinals 7 7 6 7 University of Phoenix Stadium, Glendale, Arizona 60,845 TBD (retractable roof stadium) Gene Steratore CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game book First quarter ARI – Matt Shaughnessy 6-yard fumble return (Jay Feely kick), 14:46. Cardinals 7–0. HOU – Andre Johnson 7-yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick), 5:55. Tied 7–7. Drive: 8 plays, 55 yards, 4:52. 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 HOU – Case Keenum – 22/43, 201 yards, 3 TD ARI – Carson Palmer – 20/32, 241 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 15 rushes, 56 yards ARI – Andre Ellington – 11 rushes, 55 yards 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 Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary November 17 12:00 p.m. CST Raiders 14 0 14 0 Texans 0 17 0 6 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,726 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Ron Winter CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game book First quarter OAK – Denarius Moore 5-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 9:26. Raiders 7–0. Drive: 6 plays, 16 yards, 3:54. OAK – Rod Streater 16-yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sebastian Janikowski kick), 3:45. Raiders 14–0. Drive: 1 play, 16 yards, 0:05. 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 OAK – Matt McGloin – 18/32, 197 yards, 3 TD HOU – Case Keenum – 13/24, 170 yards, TD, INT Top rushers OAK – Rashad Jennings – 22 rushes, 150 yards, TD HOU – Ben Tate – 19 rushes, 88 yards Top receivers OAK – Rod Streater – 6 receptions, 84 yards, TD HOU – Garrett Graham – 7 receptions, 136 yards, TD Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary November 24 12:00 p.m. CST Jaguars 7 3 0 3 Texans 0 3 3 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,659 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Mike Carey CBS Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Recap, Game book First quarter JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew 1-yard run (Josh Scobee kick), 10:57. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 10 plays, 75 yards, 4:03. 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 JAX – Chad Henne – 23/32, 239 yards HOU – Case Keenum – 18/34, 169 yards, INT Top rushers JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 14 rushes, 84 yards, TD HOU – Dennis Johnson – 13 rushes, 74 yards Top receivers JAX – Cecil Shorts – 8 receptions, 71 yards HOU – Garrett Graham – 5 receptions, 32 yards Week 13: vs. New England Patriots Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Houston Texans – Game summary December 1 12:00 p.m. CST Patriots 7 0 14 13 Texans 10 7 7 7 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,769 64 F C, mostly cloudy (retractable roof open) Pete Morelli CBS Greg Gumbel and Dan Dierdorf Recap, Game book 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 NE – Tom Brady – 29/41, 371 yards, 2 TD, INT HOU – Case Keenum – 15/30, 272 yards, INT Top rushers NE – LeGarrette Blount – 12 rushes, 44 yards, TD HOU – Ben Tate – 22 rushes, 102 yards, 3 TD Top receivers NE – Rob Gronkowski – 6 receptions, 127 yards, TD HOU – Andre Johnson – 8 receptions, 121 yards 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 Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fourteen: Houston Texans at Jacksonville Jaguars – Game summary December 5 8:25 p.m. EST/7:25 p.m. CST Texans 0 7 10 3 Jaguars 7 10 7 3 EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida 60,414 72 F C, 0% chance of rain Tony Corrente NFLN Brad Nessler, Mike Mayock and Alex Flanagan Recap, Game book First quarter JAX – Marcedes Lewis 1-yard pass from Chad Henne (Josh Scobee kick), 8:48. Jaguars 7–0. Drive: 13 plays, 75 yards, 6:12. 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 HOU – Matt Schaub – 17/29, 198 yards, TD, INT JAX – Chad Henne – 12/27, 117 yards, 2 TD Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 14 rushes, 53 yards JAX – Maurice Jones-Drew – 14 rushes, 103 yards Top receivers HOU – Andre Johnson – 13 receptions, 154 yards JAX – Marcedes Lewis – 2 receptions, 42 yards, TD With the Texans dropping to 2–11, Houston was swept by the Jaguars for the first time since 2009. Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary December 15 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CST Texans 3 0 0 0 Colts 7 13 5 0 Lucas Oil Stadium, Indianapolis, Indiana 65,470 Played indoors (retractable roof closed) Jerome Boger CBS Kevin Harlan and Solomon Wilcots Recap, Game book First quarter IND – Griff Whalen 14-yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick), 9:31. Colts 7–0. Drive: 11 plays, 77 yards, 5:29. HOU – Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal, 1:46. Colts 7–3. Drive: 7 plays, 22 yards, 2:27. 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 HOU – Case Keenum – 18/34, 168 yards, 2 INT IND – Andrew Luck – 19/32, 180 yards, 2 TD, INT Top rushers HOU – Ben Tate – 16 rushes, 72 yards IND – Trent Richardson – 19 rushes, 64 yards Top receivers HOU – Ryan Griffin – 6 receptions, 62 yards IND – T. Y. Hilton – 8 receptions, 78 yards With the loss, the Texans were swept by the Colts for the first time since 2009. Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans – Game summary December 22 12:00 p.m. CST Broncos 3 13 0 21 Texans 3 3 7 0 Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas 71,761 58 F C, partly cloudy (retractable roof open) Ed Hochuli CBS Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Recap, Game book 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 DEN – Peyton Manning – 32/51, 400 yards, 4 TD HOU – Matt Schaub – 18/37, 176 yards, TD, 2 INT Top rushers DEN – Knowshon Moreno – 11 rushes, 76 yards HOU – Deji Karim – 8 rushes, 30 yards Top receivers DEN – Eric Decker – 10 receptions, 131 yards, 2 TD HOU – Ryan Griffin – 5 receptions, 66 yards Week 17: at Tennessee Titans Houston Texans 2013 2;text-align:center; autocollapse Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary December 29 12:00 p.m. CST Texans 7 0 0 3 Titans 0 6 7 3 LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee 69,143 53 F C, sunny Terry McAulay CBS Andrew Catalon and Adam Archuleta Recap, Game book First quarter HOU – Jonathan Grimes 3-yard run (Randy Bullock kick), 9:37. Texans 7–0. Drive: 9 plays, 63 yards, 5:23. 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 HOU – Matt Schaub – 22/34, 229 yards, 2 INT TEN – Ryan Fitzpatrick – 15/24, 166 yards, INT 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 HOU Conference HOU Statistics Team CategoryTotal yardsYards per gameNFL rank(out of 32) Passing offense 3,813 238.3 15th Rushing offense 1,743 108.9 21st Total offenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/season/2013/seasontype/2 2013 NFL Team Total Offense Stats May 5, 2022 5,556 347.3 11th Passing defense 3,123 195.2 3rd Rushing defense 1,958 122.4 23rd Total defenseESPN https://www.espn.com/nfl/stats/team/_/view/defense/season/2013/seasontype/2 2013 NFL Team Total Defense Stats May 5, 2022 5,081 317.6 7th Individual CategoryPlayerTotal 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:Houston Texans https://www.houstontexans.com/team/stats/2013/REG 2013 Texans Statistics May 5, 2022 References External links http://www.houstontexans.com 2013 Houston Texans season at ESPN Houston Category:Houston Texans seasons