2013 Houston Texans season

2013 draft class

Main article: 2013 NFL draft

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

• 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

• Brennan Williams T (IR) [[Image:Injury icon.svg|7px]]

Schedule

Preseason

Regular season

Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.

Game summaries

Week 1: at San Diego Chargers

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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