 Once more, Houston defeated the Bengals in the wild card game 19–13, before the Texans were beaten in the divisional round by the New England Patriots, 41–28.The Texans collapsed in 2013, having to come from behind to win their first two games (against the Chargers and then Titans), and then went into freefall, losing their last 14 games, with eight losses by a touchdown or less.Matt Schaub struggled, throwing a pick-six in four consecutive games before getting injured and benched for Yates and rookie Case Keenum, and would eventually be traded to the Oakland Raiders following the season.