2013_Houston_Texans_season

2013 Houston Texans season
2013 Houston Texans season
Owner	Bob McNair
General manager	Rick Smith
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)
Offensive coordinator	Rick Dennison
Defensive coordinator	Wade Phillips
Home field	Reliant Stadium
Results
Record	2–14
Division place	4th AFC South
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Pro Bowlers	3 OT Duane Brown ; DE J. J. Watt ; WR Andre Johnson ;
Uniform
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2013 Houston Texans season

12th season in franchise history

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]

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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^{[lower-alpha 1]}	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^{[lower-alpha 2]}^{[lower-alpha 3]}	Pittsburgh Steelers	North	8	8	0	.500	4–2	6–6	.469	.441	W3
8^{[lower-alpha 4]}	Baltimore Ravens	North	8	8	0	.500	3–3	6–6	.484	.418	L2
9^{[lower-alpha 5]}	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^{[lower-alpha 6]}^{[lower-alpha 7]}	Oakland Raiders	West	4	12	0	.250	1–5	4–8	.523	.359	L6
14^{[lower-alpha 8]}	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^{[lower-alpha 9]}
Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28). Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore. Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6). Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3). The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami. Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland. Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9). Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28). 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.

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[5] Cincinnati defeated Indianapolis head-to-head (Week 14, 42–28).

[6] Pittsburgh finished with a better division record than Baltimore.

[7] Pittsburgh defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 6, 19–6).

[8] Baltimore defeated the New York Jets head-to-head (Week 12, 19–3).

[9] The New York Jets finished with a better division record than Miami.

[10] Oakland and Jacksonville finished with a better conference record than Cleveland.

[11] Oakland defeated Jacksonville head-to-head (Week 2, 19–9).

[12] Jacksonville defeated Cleveland head-to-head (Week 13, 32–28).

[13] 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.

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"2013 NFL Team Total Offense Stats". ESPN. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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"2013 Texans Statistics". Houston Texans. Retrieved May 5, 2022.

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Round	Pick	Player	Position	College	Notes
2013 Houston Texans draft
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


	Quarterbacks 7 Case Keenum 8 Matt Schaub 13 T. J. Yates Running backs 37 Ray Graham 41 Jonathan Grimes 28 Dennis Johnson 33 Greg Jones FB 42 Toben Opurum FB 32 Chad Spann Wide receivers 10 DeAndre Hopkins 18 Lestar Jean 80 Andre Johnson 82 Keshawn Martin 11 DeVier Posey Tight ends 84 Ryan Griffin 48 Phillip Supernaw		Offensive linemen 79 Brandon Brooks G 76 Duane Brown T 66 Andrew Gardner T 68 Ryan Harris T 60 Ben Jones G/C 62 Alex Kupper G 55 Chris Myers C 75 Derek Newton T 74 Wade Smith G 67 Cody White G Defensive linemen 93 Jared Crick DE 96 Tim Jamison DE 97 Terrell McClain NT 92 Earl Mitchell NT 94 Antonio Smith DE 99 J. J. Watt DE		Linebackers 50 Bryan Braman OLB 53 Joe Mays 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 ILB Defensive backs 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 SS 36 D. J. Swearinger FS 27 Josh Victorian CB Special teams 4 Randy Bullock K 9 Shane Lechler P 46 Jon Weeks LS		Reserve lists 16 Alan Bonner WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 34 A. J. Bouye CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 56 Brian Cushing ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 81 Owen Daniels TE (IR-DFR) 23 Arian Foster RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) -- Evan Frierson ILB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 88 Garrett Graham TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 24 Johnathan Joseph CB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 39 Deji Karim RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 17 Alec Lemon WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 38 Danieal Manning SS (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 77 David Quessenberry T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 47 Brad Smelley TE (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 44 Ben Tate RB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 73 Brennan Williams T (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 54 Trevardo Williams OLB (IRTooltip Injured reserve) Practice squad 98 Keith Browner Jr. DE 12 Andy Cruse WR (IRTooltip Injured reserve) 22 Loyce Means CB 70 Nate Menkin T 87 Uzoma Nwachukwu WR 83 Rico Richardson WR 30 Steven Terrell S Rookies in italics 53 active, 17 inactive, 6 practice squad

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

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

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

2013_Houston_Texans_season

2013 Houston Texans season

2013 draft class

Staff

Final roster

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans

Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens

Week 4: vs. Seattle Seahawks

Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers

Week 6: vs. St. Louis Rams

Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs

Week 9: vs. Indianapolis Colts

Week 10: at Arizona Cardinals

Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders

Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 13: vs. New England Patriots

Week 14: at Jacksonville Jaguars

Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts

Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos

Week 17: at Tennessee Titans

Standings

Division

Conference

Statistics

Team

Individual

References

External links

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AFC South
view talk edit	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

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

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	7	0	7	17	31
Chargers	7	14	7	0	28

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Titans	7	3	0	14	0	24
Texans	7	0	7	10	6	30

Period	1	2	3	4	Total
Texans	3	6	0	0	9
Ravens	0	17	7	6	30

Period	1	2	3	4	OT	Total
Seahawks	3	0	3	14	3	23
Texans	0	20	0	0	0	20