2013 Houston Texans season

2013 Houston Texans season
Head coach 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)
General manager Rick Smith
Owner Bob McNair
Home field Reliant Stadium
Results
Record 2–14
Division place 4th AFC South
Playoff finish did not qualify
Pro Bowlers

The 2013 Houston Texans season was the franchise's 12th season in the National Football League. 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

Main article: 2013 NFL Draft
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/DE LSU Compensatory
4 124 Trevardo Williams  OLB/DE 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

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

  • Head Coach – Gary Kubiak (fired Dec. 6th)
  • Interim Head Coach – Wade Phillips (promoted on Dec. 6th)

Offensive coaches

 Defensive coaches

Special teams coaches

  • Special Teams Coordinator – Joe Marciano
  • Assistant Special Teams Coordinator - Bob Ligashesky

Strength and conditioning

  • Head Strength and Conditioning – Cedric Smith
  • Assistant Strength and Conditioning – Matt Schiotz

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, 16 Inactive, 7 Practice squad

Schedule

Preseason

Week Date Opponent Result Record Game site NFL.com
recap
1 August 9 at Minnesota Vikings W 27–13 1–0 Mall of America Field at the
Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome		 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 Game site NFL.com
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
1 2 34Total
Texans 7 0 71731
Chargers 7 14 7028

at Qualcomm Stadium, San Diego, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • SD 12:24 – Eddie Royal 6 yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kcik) SD 14–7
  • SD 0:18 – Vincent Brown 10 yard pass from Philip Rivers SD 21–7
Third quarter
  • SD 10:42 – Eddie Royal 1 yard pass from Philip Rivers (Nick Novak kick) SD 28–7
  • HOU 4:57 – Garrett Graham 7 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick) SD 28–14
Fourth quarter
  • HOU 14:44 – Owen Daniels 9 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick) SD 28–21
  • HOU 9:30 – Brian Cushing 18 yard interception return (Randy Bullock kick) tied 28–28
  • HOU 0:05 – Randy Bullock 41 yard field goal HOU 31–28
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

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 4th 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
1 2 34OTTotal
Titans 7 3 014024
Texans 7 0 710630

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • TEN 0:04 – Rob Bironas 47 yard field goal TEN 10–7
Third quarter
  • HOU 7:46 – Owen Daniels 12 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 14–10
Fourth quarter
  • TEN 13:26 – Chris Johnson run for –1 yards HOU 16–10
  • TEN 6:37 – Delanie Walker 10 yard pass from Jake Locker (Rob Bironas kick) TEN 17–16
  • TEN 4:59 – Alterraun Verner 23 yard interception return (Rob Bironas kick) TEN 24–16
  • HOU 1:53 – Arian Foster 1 yard run (Arian Foster 2 yard run) tied 24–24
Overtime
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

With the OT win, the Texans improved to 2-0 for the 4th straight year. In a hard fought defensive battle Tennessee took a 24-16 lead before Houston sent it to Ot. DeAndre Hopkins had the game winning touchdown to win 30-24.

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

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

at M&T Bank Stadium, Baltimore, Maryland

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • HOU 14:56 – Randy Bullock 29 yard field goal HOU 6–0
  • BAL 4:11 – Justin Tucker 28 yard field goal HOU 6–3
  • BAL 2:39 – Daryl Smith 37 yard interception return (Justin Tucker kick) BAL 10–6
  • BAL 0:45 – Tandon Doss 82 yard punt return (Justin Tucker kick) BAL 17–6
  • HOU 0:00 – Randy Bullock 47 yard field goal BAL 17–9
Third quarter
  • BAL 11:05 – Bernard Pierce 1 yard run (Justin Tucker kick) BAL 24–9
Fourth quarter
  • BAL 9:09 – Justin Tucker 45 yard field goal BAL 27–9
  • BAL 1:08 – Justin Tucker 43 yard field goal BAL 30–9
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers
  • HOU – J. J. Watt 6 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 sack
  • BAL – Daryl Smith 7 solo tackles, 3 assists, 1 TD

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
1 2 34OTTotal
Seahawks 3 0 314323
Texans 0 20 00020

at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • HOU 14:55 – Garrett Graham 31 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 7–3
  • HOU 6:11 – Arian Foster 5 yard pass from Matt Schaub (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 14–3
  • HOU 3:51 – Randy Bullock 22 yard field goal HOU 17–3
  • HOU 0:01 – Randy Bullock 42 yard field goal HOU 20–3
Third quarter
  • SEA 3:54 – Steven Hauschka 39 yard field goal HOU 20–6
Fourth quarter
  • SEA 7:43 – Marshawn Lynch 3 yard run (Steven Hauschka kick) HOU 20–13
  • SEA 2:40 – Richard Sherman 58 yard interception return (Steven Hauschka kick) tied 20–20
Overtime
  • SEA 3:23 – Steven Hauschka 45 yard field goal SEA 23–20
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3 receptions, 45 yards
  • HOU – Andre Johnson 9 receptions, 110 yards
Top tacklers

With the surprising loss, the Texans fell to 2-2. Houston had scored 20 unanswered to take a 20-3 halftime lead. But with a 20-6 4th quarter lead, Houston gave up a pick-six to tie it at 20-20. Seattle won in overtime, 23-20.

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

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

at Candlestick Park, San Francisco, California

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • SF 5:03 – Anthony Dixon 2 yard run (Phil Dawson kick) SF 21–0
Third quarter
  • HOU 12:01 – Randy Bullock 41 yard field goal SF 21–3
  • SF 5:15 – Phil Dawson 38 yard field goal SF 24–3
Fourth quarter
  • SF 14:16 – Vernon Davis 64 yard pass from Colin Kaepernick (Phil Dawson kick) SF 31–3
  • SF 10:46 – Phil Dawson 24 yard field goal SF 34–3
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Matt Schaub threw a pick-six in a blowout loss to the 49ers. The final was 34-3.

Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
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
Second quarter
  • STL 13:26 – Greg Zuerlein 42 yard field goal STL 10–0
  • HOU 8:24 – Randy Bullock 20 yard field goal STL 10–3
  • STL 2:43 – Lance Kendricks 2 yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick) STL 17–3
  • HOU 0:53 – Randy Bullock 35 yard field goal STL 17–6
Third quarter
  • STL 7:42 – Brian Quick 4 yard pass from Sam Bradford (Greg Zuerlein kick) STL 24–6
  • STL 7:36 – Daren Bates 11 yard fumble return (Greg Zuerlein kick) STL 31–6
  • STL 0:36 – Alec Ogletree 98 yard interception return (Greg Zuerlein kick) STL 38–6
Fourth quarter
  • HOU 3:15 – Ben Tate 1 yard run (Randy Bullock kick) STL 38–13
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

St. Louis had 2 straight defensive tds 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
1 2 34Total
Texans 3 7 6016
Chiefs 7 7 3017

at Arrowhead Stadium, Kansas City, Missouri

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
  • HOU 9:24 – Randy Bullock 21 yard field goal KC 14–13
  • KC 6:07 – Ryan Succop 22 yard field goal KC 17–13
Fourth quarter
  • HOU 4:12 – Randy Bullock 47 yard field goal KC 17–16
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

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
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
Second quarter
  • IND 3:30 – Adam Vinatieri 30 yard field goal HOU 14–3
  • HOU 0:34 – Andre Johnson 5 yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 21–3
Third quarter
  • IND 11:54 – Adam Vinatieri 35 yard field goal HOU 21–6
  • HOU 4:25 – Randy Bullock 43 yard field goal HOU 24–6
  • IND 0:05 – T. Y. Hilton 10 yard pass from Andrew Luck HOU 24–12
Fourth quarter
  • IND 9:46 – T. Y. Hilton 58 yard pass from Andrew Luck HOU 24–19
  • IND 4:00 – T. Y. Hilton 9 yard pass from Andrew Luck (Andrew Luck pass to Coby Fleener) IND 27–24
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Houston got off to a 21-3 lead, but Indy outscored them 24-3 to win 27-24. Houston dropped to 2-6.

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week Ten: Houston Texans at Arizona Cardinals – Game summary
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 13:57 – Rob Housler 12 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick) ARI 14–7
  • HOU 9:37 – Ryan Griffin 2 yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick) tied 14–14
  • HOU 6:31 – Randy Bullock 48 yard field goal
Third quarter
  • ARI 6:06 – Jay Feely 35 yard field goal tied 17–17
  • ARI 0:02 – Jay Feely 21 yard field goal ARI 20–17
Fourth quarter
  • ARI 6:42 – Andre Roberts 19 yard pass from Carson Palmer (Jay Feely kick) ARI 27–17
  • HOU 4:34 – Andre Johnson 5 yard pass from Case Keenum (Randy Bullock kick) ARI 27–24
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

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
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
Third quarter
  • OAK 8:13 – Mychal Rivera 26 yard pass from Matt McGloin (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 21–17
  • OAK 2:26 – Rashad Jennings 80 yard run (Sebastian Janikowski kick) OAK 28–17
Fourth quarter
  • HOU 12:13 – Randy Bullock 26 yard field goal OAK 28–20
  • HOU 8:02 – Randy Bullock 30 yard field goal OAK 28–23
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
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, Jaguars 10–0. Drive: 7 plays, 73 yards, 4:01.
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 49-yard field goal, Jaguars 10–3. Drive: 9 plays, 49 yards, 4:35.
Third quarter
  • HOU – Randy Bullock 20-yard field goal, Jaguars 10–6. Drive: 13 plays, 83 yards, 6:34.
Fourth quarter
  • JAX – Josh Scobee 53-yard field goal, Jaguars 13–6. Drive: 8 plays, 42 yards, 4:27.
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Week 13: vs. New England Patriots

Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Houston Texans – Game summary
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
Second quarter
  • HOU 1:47 – Ben Tate 20 yard run (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 17–7
Third quarter
  • NE 12:41 – James Develin 1 yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) HOU 17–14
  • NE 8:06 – Shane Vereen 9 yard pass from Tom Brady (Stephen Gostkowski kick) NE 21–17
  • HOU 2:11 – Case Keenum 5 yard run (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 24–21
Fourth quarter
  • NE 13:09 – LeGarrette Blount 7 yard run (Stephen Gostkowski kick) NE 28–24
  • HOU 11:35 – Ben Tate 10 yard run (Randy Bullock kick) HOU 31–28
  • NE 7:16 – Stephen Gostkowski 53 yard field goal tied 31–31
  • NE 3:12 – Stephen Gostkowski 53 yard field goal NE 34–31
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

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

at EverBank Field, Jacksonville, Florida

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • HOU 11:31 – Randy Bullock 31 yard field goal JAX 24–20
  • JAX 0:25 – Josh Scobee 39 yard field goal JAX 27–20
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

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
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 12:00 – Adam Vinatieri 37 yard field goal IND 10–3
  • IND 7:03 – Trent Richardson 9 yard pass from Andrew Luck (Adam Vinatieri kick) IND 17–3
  • IND 1:44 – Adam Vinatieri 43 yard field goal IND 20–3
Third quarter
  • IND 12:27 – Adam Vinatieri 40 yard field goal IND 23–3
  • HOU 1:53 – Duane Brown tackled for 8 yard loss IND 25–3
Fourth quarter
  • No scoring plays
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans – Game summary
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
Second quarter
  • DEN 14:54 – Demaryius Thomas 36 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) DEN 10–3
  • HOU 6:09 – Randy Bullock 35 yard field goal DEN 10–6
  • DEN 0:59 – Matt Prater 25 yard field goal DEN 13–6
  • DEN 0:00 – Matt Prater 44 yard field goal DEN 16–6
Third quarter
Fourth quarter
  • DEN 13:26 – Eric Decker 10 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) DEN 23–13
  • DEN 6:57 – Eric Decker 20 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) DEN 30–13
  • DEN 4:28 – Julius Thomas 25 yard pass from Peyton Manning (Matt Prater kick) DEN 37–13
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
Top tacklers

Week 17: at Tennessee Titans

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

at LP Field, Nashville, Tennessee

Game information

First quarter
Second quarter
  • TEN 9:49 – Rob Bironas 42 yard field goal HOU 7–3
  • TEN 0:00 – Rob Bironas 55 yard field goal HOU 7–6
Third quarter
  • TEN 5:39 – Chris Johnson 11 yard run (Rob Bironas kick) TEN 13–7
Fourth quarter
  • TEN 10:48 – Rob Bironas 37 yard field goal TEN 16–7
  • HOU 2:56 – Randy Bullock 19 yard field goal TEN 16–10
Top passers
Top rushers
Top receivers
  • HOU – Jonathan Grimes 6 receptions, 76 yards
  • TEN – Kendall Wright 5 receptions, 50 yards
Top tacklers

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
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

# Team Division W L T PCT DIV CONF PF PA PD STK
Division winners
1 Denver Broncos West 13 3 0 .813 5–1 9–3 606 399 207 W2
2 New England Patriots East 12 4 0 .750 4–2 9–3 444 338 106 W2
3[lower-alpha 1] Cincinnati Bengals North 11 5 0 .688 3–3 8–4 430 305 125 W2
4 Indianapolis Colts South 11 5 0 .688 6–0 9–3 391 336 55 W3
Wild cards
5 Kansas City Chiefs West 11 5 0 .688 2–4 7–5 430 305 125 L2
6 San Diego Chargers West 9 7 0 .563 4–2 6–6 396 348 48 W4
Did not qualify for the playoffs
7[lower-alpha 2][lower-alpha 3] Pittsburgh Steelers North 8 8 0 .500 4–2 6–6 379 370 9 W3
8[lower-alpha 4] Baltimore Ravens North 8 8 0 .500 3–3 6–6 320 352 -32 L2
9[lower-alpha 5] New York Jets East 8 8 0 .500 3–3 5–7 290 387 -97 W2
10 Miami Dolphins East 8 8 0 .500 2–4 7–5 317 335 -18 L2
11 Tennessee Titans South 7 9 0 .438 2–4 6–6 362 381 -19 W2
12 Buffalo Bills East 6 10 0 .375 3–3 5–7 339 388 -49 L1
13[lower-alpha 6][lower-alpha 7] Oakland Raiders West 4 12 0 .250 1–5 4–8 322 453 -131 L6
14[lower-alpha 8] Jacksonville Jaguars South 4 12 0 .250 3–3 4–8 247 449 -202 L3
15 Cleveland Browns North 4 12 0 .250 2–4 3–9 308 406 -98 L7
16 Houston Texans South 2 14 0 .125 1–5 2–10 276 428 -152 L14
Tiebreakers[lower-alpha 9]
  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.

References

  1. ↑ "Official Site of the Houston Texans". Retrieved December 22, 2013.
  2. ↑ http://blog.chron.com/ultimatetexans/2014/01/bill-obrien-officially-introduced-as-texans-new-coach/
  3. ↑ "2013 Conference Standings". NFL.com. Retrieved December 8, 2013.
  4. ↑ "2013 NFL playoff picture". CBS Sports. Retrieved December 8, 2013.

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