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. Out of the 14 games lose by the Texans this year, 9 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.[ 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]
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). 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
Offensive coaches
Defensive coaches Special teams coaches
Strength and conditioning
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, 17 inactive, 6 practice squad
Note: Intra-division opponents are in bold text.
Week 1: at San Diego Chargers [ edit ] Game information First quarter
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
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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 3rd quarter lead before Houston scored 24 straight points to win 31–28.
Week 2: vs. Tennessee Titans [ edit ] Week Two: Tennessee Titans at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 OT Total Titans 7 3 0 14 0 24 Texans 7 0 7 10 6 30
at Reliant Stadium , Houston, Texas
Game information First quarter
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
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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 built up a lead as big as 24–16 before Houston sent it to overtime behind Arian Foster's TD 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've became the first team since the 2001 Carolina Panthers to win their opener and lose the remainder of their games.
Week 3: at Baltimore Ravens [ edit ] Game information 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 Bullcok 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
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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 [ edit ] Week Four: Seattle Seahawks at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 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
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 Bullcok 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
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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 OT. With the surprising loss, the Texans fell to 2–2.
Week 5: at San Francisco 49ers [ edit ] Game information 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
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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 [ edit ] Week Six: St. Louis Rams at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Rams 7 10 21 0 38 Texans 0 6 0 7 13
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : October 13Game time : 12:00 p.m. CDTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 71,104Referee : Bill Leavy TV announcers (Fox) : Chris Myers, Tim Ryan and Jennifer HaleRecap , Game book
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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
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St. Louis had 2 straight defensive touchdowns and they dominated Houston 38–13. Houston dropped to 2–4.
Week 7: at Kansas City Chiefs [ edit ] Game information 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 Bullcok 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 Bullcok 47-yard field goal, 4:12. Chiefs 17–16. Drive: 5 plays, 51 yards, 1:46. Fourth quarter
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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 [ edit ] Battle Red Day Week Nine: Indianapolis Colts at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Colts 0 3 9 15 27 Texans 14 7 3 0 24
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : November 3Game time : 7:30 p.m. CSTGame weather : 60 °F (16 °C), clear (retractable roof open)Game attendance : 71,778Referee : Bill Vinovich TV announcers (NBC) : Al Michaels, Cris Collinsworth and Michele TafoyaRecap , Game book
Game information 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
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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 2–6. 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 [ edit ] Game information First quarter
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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
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Arizona dominated the second half in a 27–24 win. Houston dropped to 2–7
Week 11: vs. Oakland Raiders [ edit ] Week Eleven: Oakland Raiders at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Raiders 14 0 14 0 28 Texans 0 17 0 6 23
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : November 17Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 71,726Referee : Ron Winter TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan and Solomon WilcotsRecap , Game book
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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
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Week 12: vs. Jacksonville Jaguars [ edit ] Week Twelve: Jacksonville Jaguars at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Jaguars 7 3 0 3 13 Texans 0 3 3 0 6
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : November 24Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 71,659Referee : Mike CareyTV announcers (CBS) : Bill Macatee and Steve Tasker Recap , Game book
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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
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Week 13: vs. New England Patriots [ edit ] Week Thirteen: New England Patriots at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Patriots 7 0 14 13 34 Texans 10 7 7 7 31
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : December 1Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 64 °F (18 °C), mostly cloudy (retractable roof open)Game attendance : 71,769Referee : Pete Morelli TV announcers (CBS) : Greg Gumbel and Dan DierdorfRecap , Game book
Game information 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
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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 [ edit ] Game information First quarter
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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
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With the Texans dropping to 2–11, Houston was swept by the Jaguars for the first time since 2009.
Week 15: at Indianapolis Colts [ edit ] Week Fifteen: Houston Texans at Indianapolis Colts – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 3 0 0 0 3 Colts 7 13 5 0 25
at Lucas Oil Stadium , Indianapolis, Indiana
Date : December 15Game time : 1:00 p.m. EST/12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : Played indoors (retractable roof closed)Game attendance : 65,470Referee : Jerome Boger TV announcers (CBS) : Kevin Harlan and Solomon WilcotsRecap , Game book
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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
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Week 16: vs. Denver Broncos [ edit ] Week Sixteen: Denver Broncos at Houston Texans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Broncos 3 13 0 21 37 Texans 3 3 7 0 13
at Reliant Stadium, Houston, Texas
Date : December 22Game time : 12:00 p.m. CSTGame weather : 58 °F (14 °C), partly cloudy (retractable roof open)Game attendance : 71,761Referee : Ed HochuliTV announcers (CBS) : Ian Eagle and Dan Fouts Recap , Game book
Game information 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
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Week 17: at Tennessee Titans [ edit ] Week Seventeen: Houston Texans at Tennessee Titans – Game summary
Period 1 2 3 4 Total Texans 7 0 0 3 10 Titans 0 6 7 3 16
at LP Field , Nashville, Tennessee
Game information First quarter
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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
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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.
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
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
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