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]
After Kubiak was terminated and Phillips relieved of duty (along with 5 assistant coaches), the former terminated Texans coaching staff ended up as part of the 2015/16 Denver Broncos coaching staff (Kubiak as the Bronco's head coach and Phillips as defensive coordinator) leading to a Super Bowl 50 victory - some in Houston have lamented about this.
2013 draft class
Main article:
2013 NFL Draft
- Notes
- ^[a] Compensatory selection.
- ^[b] 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 |
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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
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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
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Final roster
2013 Houston Texans final roster |
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Quarterbacks
Running backs
Wide receivers
Tight ends
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Offensive linemen
Defensive linemen
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Linebackers
Defensive backs
Special teams
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Reserve lists
Practice squad
Rookies in italics
53 Active, 16 Inactive, 7 Practice squad
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Schedule
Preseason
Regular season
- Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Game summaries
Week 1: at San Diego Chargers
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
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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
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
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- Top passers
- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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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
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
- 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
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- Top receivers
- Top tacklers
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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
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2 |
3 | 4 | OT | Total |
Seahawks |
3 |
0 |
3 | 14 | 3 | 23 |
Texans |
0 |
20 |
0 | 0 | 0 | 20 |
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
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- Top rushers
- Top receivers
- SEA – Marshawn Lynch 3 receptions, 45 yards
- HOU – Andre Johnson 9 receptions, 110 yards
- Top tacklers
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With the surprising loss, the Texans fell to 2-2. Houston Scored 20 unanswered to take a 20-3 halftime lead. With a 20-6 4th quarter lead, Houston gave up a pick-six to tie it at 20-20. Seattle won in Ot, 23-20.
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers
Game information |
- First quarter
- Second quarter
- 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
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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
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3 | 4 | Total |
Rams |
7 |
10 |
21 | 0 | 38 |
Texans |
0 |
6 |
0 | 7 | 13 |
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
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St. Louis had 2 straight defensive tds and they dominated Houston 38-13. Houston dropped to 2-5.
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs
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
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Case Keenum got the start in a game that ended 17-16 Kansas City. Houston dropped to 2-6
Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts
- Battle Red Day
Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Colts |
0 |
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9 | 15 | 27 |
Texans |
14 |
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3 | 0 | 24 |
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
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Houston got off to a 21-3 lead, but Indy outscored them 24-3 to win 27-24. Houston dropped to 2-7.
Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals
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
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Arizona dominated the second half in a 27-24 win. Houston dropped to 2-8
Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders
Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Raiders |
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Texans |
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0 | 6 | 23 |
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
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Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
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7 |
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0 | 3 | 13 |
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3 | 0 | 6 |
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.
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Week 13: vs. New England Patriots
Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Patriots |
7 |
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14 | 13 | 34 |
Texans |
10 |
7 |
7 | 7 | 31 |
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
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Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars
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
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Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts
Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
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Texans |
3 |
0 |
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Colts |
7 |
13 |
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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
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Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos
Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans – Game summary
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Broncos |
3 |
13 |
0 | 21 | 37 |
Texans |
3 |
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7 | 0 | 13 |
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
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Week 17: at Tennessee Titans
Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
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Texans |
7 |
0 |
0 | 3 | 10 |
Titans |
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6 |
7 | 3 | 16 |
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
- 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
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- Top receivers
- HOU – Jonathan Grimes 6 receptions, 76 yards
- TEN – Kendall Wright 5 receptions, 50 yards
- Top tacklers
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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.
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