2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Conduct
In the morning of the election, a bomb exploded near a voting station wounding three people after a boy picked up what he thought was a toy that then exploded. It also follows days of similar attacks by those opposed to the election. On December 16, Mohan Baidya, Chairman of the breakaway CPN(Maoist) which had boycotted the elections publicly stated his party had planted bombs across the country prior to the elections.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Turnout
Voters turned out in record numbers with nationwide turnout averaging 78.34%  breaking the previous record of 68.15% in the 1991 general elections. The highest turnout was in Dolpa-1 at 89.5% and the lowest in Baitadi-2 at 67.32%.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Results
Initial results showed the Nepali Congress winning a plurality of the first-past-the-post seats with 105 of the 240 seats; the CPM-UML close behind with 91; and the Maoists far behind, winning just 26. Smaller parties and two independent candidates won the remaining 18 seats. 335 seats  were allotted by proportional representation using a modified Sainte-Laguë method of allocation.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Reaction
The UCPN (Maoist) leader Prachanda  protested the conduct of the election, alleging fraud, and threatening to withdraw from the Constituent Assembly. However domestic and international pressure mounted and various political leaders from Nepali Congress and CPN UML urged Unified Maoist to accept the peoples verdict and get involved in the process of a peaceful CA. Subsequently, an internal assessment by the party concluded vote-rigging was not the cause of the party's defeat and mentioned "misrepresentation of the party on issue of federalism and the party’s split" as reasons for defeat. On December 25, 2013, the UCPN (Maoist) offered unconditional support to the Nepali Congress to form the next government following the signing of a four-point deal between the NC, CPN(UML), UCPN (Maoist) and Madesbadi parties that agreed to form a parliamentary body to investigate election irregularities.


2013 Nepalese Constituent Assembly election, Reaction
In response to the allegations of fraud leveled by the Maoist and smaller parties, Chief Election Commissioner Nilkantha Upreti affirmed the elections were  "concluded in a free, fair , impartial and credible manner" and urged voters "not to believe in such misleading publicity" about the fairness of the elections.


2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final
The 2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final featured Team Bath and Celtic Dragons. Team Bath secured their fifth Netball Superleague title in eight years with a victory over Dragons. Dragons, who were playing their first grand final won the second quarter by two points to lead 31–30 at half-time. However Team Bath fought back and entered the final quarter with a two-point advantage at 46–44. Although Dragons kept themselves in the game with three successive goals, Team Bath stretched clear in the final two minutes to win it.


2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7:GS Kadeen CorbinGA Pamela CookeyWA Asha Francis (c)C Mia RitchieWD Serena GuthrieGD Stacey FrancisGK Sam Cook


2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Bench: GA/GS Shaunagh CraigGK/GD Sophie MastersonC/WA Yasmin ParsonsGK/GD Gemma StewartWA/C Amanda Trounce


2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Starting 7: GS Lottysha Cato GA Cara MoseleyWA Suzy Drane (c)C Krya JonesWD Nicola JamesGD Stephanie WilliamsGK Sara Hale


2013 Netball Superleague Grand Final, Teams
Bench:C/WA Bethan DykeGD/WD Nia JonesGS/GA Chelsea LewisGD/WD/GK Jenna MurieWA/GS/GA Emma Thomas


2013 Netball Superleague season
The 2013 Netball Superleague season saw Team Bath finish as champions for the fifth time. In the grand final they defeated Celtic Dragons. 2013 used a three phases format similar to 2012.


2013 Netball Superleague season, Teams
During the close season Northern Thunder changed their name to Manchester Thunder.


2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team
The 2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team represented the University of Nevada, Reno in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Wolf Pack were led by first–year head coach Brian Polian and played their home games at Mackay Stadium. They were members of the West Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 4–8 and 3–5 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place in the West Division.


2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Previous season
The Wolf Pack finished the 2012 season 7–6 and 4–4 in Mountain West play to finish in fifth place and lost the New Mexico Bowl against Arizona by 48 to 49. Head coach Chris Ault resigned and was replaced by Brian Polian.


2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Mountain West media days
The Mountain West media days were held on July 22–23, 2013, at the Cosmopolitan in Paradise, Nevada.


2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Media poll
The preseason poll was released on July 22, 2013. The Wolf Pack were predicted to finish in fourth place in the MW West Division.


2013 Nevada Wolf Pack football team, Preseason, Preseason All–Mountain West Team
The Wolf Pack had one player selected to the preseason All–Mountain West Team; one from the defense.


2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the women's provincial curling championship for New Brunswick, was held from January 30 to February 3 at the Tri-County Complex in Fredericton Junction, New Brunswick. The winning team of Andrea Crawford represented New Brunswick at the 2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Kingston, Ontario.


2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Round Robin results
All draw times are listed in Atlantic Standard Time (UTC−4).


2013 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Qualification round
The qualification round for the 2013 New Brunswick Tournament of Hearts took place from January 4 to 6. The format of play was an open-entry double knockout, qualifying eight teams to the provincial playoffs.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution
The 2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution was undertaken through the process set out in the Electoral Boundaries and Representation Act of New Brunswick, Canada. The legislation establishes a statutory requirement for redistribution of electoral districts after every second New Brunswick general election.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution
A commission was struck to draw 49 electoral districts, a decrease from 55 districts, which will first be used in the 2014 provincial election. The 49 boundaries will have to be within the range of 95% to 105% of the 1/49th of the number of registered voters in the province except in "extraordinary circumstances".


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution
Under the legislation, the commission will be chaired by one anglophone and one francophone and consist of 3 to 5 other commissioners, all of whom must be New Brunswick residents.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Legislative changes
The Electoral Boundaries and Representation Act of 2005 set out for a redistribution of 55 ridings after every decennial census with ridings within plus or minus 10% of 1/55th of the population. In Fall 2012, the legislation was amended to reduce the number of ridings to 49, shift away from census-based population numbers to the number of registered voters, and to make the process occur after every second election (approximately once every 8 years) rather than after each census (once every 10 years).


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Commission
The commission was appointed on August 28, 2012 following the unanimous recommendation of a committee of the Legislative Assembly of New Brunswick. Its members are:


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Public hearings
Hearings were held in 13 communities around New Brunswick in October and early November 2012. Following these preliminary hearings, the commission created a draft proposal for public consideration at a second round of hearings that were held in February and March 2013.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries
The commission released a draft map on January 17, 2013 which was open to changes following public consultations held from February 17 to March 6, 2013. Thereafter, the Commission prepared a final map, released on April 25. The Commission drew mostly completely new ridings. They said that because they had to reduce the number of ridings by about 10%, the tinkering that had been undertaken by previous boundaries commissions was not possible:


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries
The 49 ridings proposed in January were altered only slightly in the final map released on April 25. The final map was reviewed again by the commission after 23 appeals were filed backed by members of the legislature. The Commission adopted two name changes, and one minor boundary change affecting 35 voters as a result of the appeals.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries, New districts
These districts are almost entirely new, not reflecting any one former district or a merger of the majority of two previous districts.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries, New districts
* - measured in the percentage of its polling stations that came from the noted districts


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries, Merged districts
These districts are a result of a merger of large parts of two previous districts.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries, Merged districts
* - measured in the percentage of its polling stations that came from the noted districts** - riding was later renamed Oromocto-Lincoln-Fredericton in 2017.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, New boundaries, Largely unchanged districts
* - measured in the percentage of its polling stations that came from the noted districts** - riding was later renamed Saint Croix in 2016.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Former districts
The commission was mandated with the creation of 49 districts, where 55 had existed before. The Commission stated this required recreating a map from scratch, though by coincidence, not design, some new districts resembled preceding districts. The old districts transposed into the new districts as follows.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Former districts, Largely intact districts
In these districts, 70% or more of their polling stations continued into a new district.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Former districts, Largely intact districts
* - measured in the percentage of its polling stations that went to the noted districts


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Former districts, Split districts
* - measured in the percentage of its polling stations that went to the noted districts


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Former districts, Dispersed districts
These districts were abolished with their parts being widely spread across several new districts.


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Former districts, Dispersed districts
* - measured in the percentage of its polling stations that went to the noted districts


2013 New Brunswick electoral redistribution, Court challenge
After the release of the map, several Francophone organizations indicated they planned to challenge the law in court. The court challenge was initially delayed because of mediation between the groups and the provincial government. Mediation broke down without a result satisfactory to the groups, so they filed to challenge the boundaries in court. Two organizations and two individuals filed a joint suit against the process in general, and specifically including the communities of Memramcook and Neguac in majority Anglophone districts.


2013 New Brunswick python attack
An African rock python killed two boys in Campbellton, New Brunswick, Canada, on August 5, 2013. The boys, who were aged four and six, were sleeping in an apartment above their friend's father's pet store. The python – which had been in a specially made enclosure in the apartment – had escaped, crawled through an air duct, and fallen through a ceiling tile above where the boys were sleeping. Following the incident, the python was euthanized. The python's owner was charged with criminal negligence for not preventing the deaths, but was found not guilty in a jury trial in November 2016.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Prior incidents
The African rock python is one of the five largest snake species in the world (along with the green anaconda, reticulated python, Burmese python and amethystine python). At least two other examples of humans killed by an African rock python have been reported. A ten-year-old boy was reportedly killed and swallowed in South Africa in 2002, and a three-year-old boy was reportedly strangled by an African rock python in Centralia, Illinois in 1999. In another Canadian incident, a closely related species, a Burmese python, reportedly strangled a 28-year-old Brampton man in 1992.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Event
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) said the python escaped from its enclosure in the apartment and entered the living room where the boys were sleeping via the ventilation system. The python was approximately 4.3 metres (14 ft) long and weighed 45 kilograms (100 lb). The boys, ages 4 and 6, were brothers who were visiting their friend, whose father owned a pet shop below the apartment where they were staying.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Event
The owner of the python – Jean-Claude Savoie – was interviewed by the Canadian network Global TV. According to the interview, the python was not in the pet store downstairs, but rather in a specially-built cage in the apartment upstairs. The python escaped from its enclosure through a hole in the ceiling, where a ventilation fan had been removed for maintenance. This gave the snake direct access to the air ducts in the ceiling, which then collapsed under the snake's weight above the living room. The air duct containing the snake crashed through the ceiling tiles and onto the boys, who were sleeping on a floor mattress located about 2.4 metres (8 ft) from the snake's enclosure.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Controversy
Several experts expressed skepticism about the incident and said that such behaviour by this type of snake would be extremely unusual, although there have been some previous reports of deadly attacks on humans. According to the reports, the snake did not consume the bodies after strangling the brothers. This – together with the fact that more than one child was killed in a single incident and that the other occupants of the apartment were reportedly not awakened by the disturbance – prompted questions about the circumstances regarding the alleged attack.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Controversy
Lee Parker, facilities manager at Reptilia, Canada's largest indoor reptile zoo, stated that these snakes do not "go on killing sprees. It doesn't make sense to me." Though these objections were made, the possibility that the incident may be a homicide rather than an animal attack was ruled out by the RCMP.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Controversy
Court records revealed that the pet shop owner was found pacing outside of the store with blood on his hands and wearing  shorts by police who first arrived on the scene. The store owner told arriving police that the snake was still unaccounted for, leaving one to speculate whether the blood belonged to the boys or was his own (due to being bitten by the "enraged" snake or cut by debris from the collapsed ceiling).


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Controversy
Kentucky Reptile Zoo director Jim Harrison stated that it was theoretically possible for the large python to have constricted around both boys at the same time, a theory supported by University of Texas professor, Neil Ford. Harrison also mentioned that since the boys handled a variety of farm animals (horses, llamas, goats, cats and dogs) earlier that day, they may have smelled like food to the snake.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Controversy
Although the pet shop was registered as a reptile zoo, police said that the province does not allow pythons and that the owner probably did not have the proper permits and authorization to keep the python under his care.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Aftermath
The python was euthanized by authorities. A coroner's preliminary autopsy report released on August 7 said that the boys died of asphyxiation.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Aftermath
The two boys could be seen cleaning a large glass enclosure originally belonging to a green anaconda in pictures their mother posted on Facebook. This enclosure later held the African rock python that, unlike the green anaconda, was able to escape.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Aftermath
Member of the Legislative Assembly Donald Arseneault expressed frustration in April 2014 that the province would not review New Brunswick's Fish and Wildlife Act until the RCMP investigation was completed. Minister of Natural Resources Paul Robichaud defended the delay, saying that the completed RCMP investigation would help inform a review of the current law.


2013 New Brunswick python attack, Aftermath
Although the incident was treated as an accident, the RCMP arrested Savoie in Montreal on February 5, 2015. On March 31, 2015, Savoie was charged with criminal negligence for not preventing the deaths. However, he was found not guilty in a jury trial in November 2016.


2013 New Caledonia Super Ligue
The New Caledonia Super Ligue 2013 season was the 40th season of the FCF since its establishment in 1962. The champions were chosen to represent the New Caledonia Super Ligue in the 2014–15 OFC Champions League.


2013 New England Patriots season
The 2013 New England Patriots season was the franchise's 44th season in the National Football League and the 54th overall. The Patriots finished 12–4 and with the AFC's No. 2 seed for a second consecutive season. Along with their seeding, New England was awarded a first-round bye in the playoffs for the fourth season in a row, only the second such occurrence for any team since the league switched to a 6-team playoff format in 1990 (the others being the 1992-95 Dallas Cowboys). The Patriots defeated the Indianapolis Colts 43–22 in the Divisional round of the playoffs, but lost in the AFC Championship game to the Denver Broncos by a score of 26–16.


2013 New England Patriots season, Roster changes, Free agency
RB Danny Woodhead (free agent, San Diego Chargers), WR Wes Welker (free agent, Denver Broncos), WR Brandon Lloyd (released), TE Aaron Hernandez (released), G Donald Thomas (free agent, Indianapolis Colts) G Brian Waters (contract terminated), DE Trevor Scott (free agent), S Patrick Chung (free agent, Philadelphia Eagles), DT Kyle Love (released), DT Brandon Deaderick (released, Jacksonville Jaguars)


2013 New England Patriots season, Roster changes, Free agency
Notable Additions:QB Tim Tebow (free agent, later cut), RB LeGarrette Blount (trade), WR Danny Amendola (free agent), WR Michael Jenkins (free agent, later released), WR Donald Jones (free agent, released shortly before announcing his retirement), OT Will Svitek (free agent), DT Tommy Kelly (free agent), DT Armond Armstead (free agent/CFL), S Adrian Wilson (free agent. later placed on IR), KR/RB Leon Washington (free agent, later released, later re-signed), WR Austin Collie (free agent, later released, later re-signed).


2013 New England Patriots season, Roster changes, 2013 draft class
The Patriots traded their fourth-round selection (No. 126 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers in exchange for cornerback Aqib Talib and the Buccaneers' seventh-round selection (No. 226 overall). The Patriots traded their fifth-round selection (No. 162 overall) to the Washington Redskins in exchange for defensive end Albert Haynesworth, The Patriots also traded their sixth-round selection (No. 197 overall) and their 2012 fifth-round selection to the Cincinnati Bengals in exchange for wide receiver Chad Johnson.


2013 New England Patriots season, Roster changes, 2013 draft class
The Patriots traded their first-round selection (No. 29th overall) to the Minnesota Vikings in exchange for selections in rounds two, three, four, and seven (No. 52, 83, 102, and 229 overall). Then, New England proceeded to trade running back Jeff Demps and the second of their three picks in the seventh round (No. 229 overall) to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for running back LeGarrette Blount.


2013 New England Patriots season, Roster changes, 2013 draft class
For the second time in five seasons, the Patriots elected not to choose a player in the first round of the draft.


2013 New England Patriots season, Schedule, Preseason
The performances of quarterback Tim Tebow during the preseason became a focal point of media coverage of the team. After connecting on two touchdowns to Quentin Sims in the game against the New York Giants, Tebow was released by the Patriots on August 31, 2013.


2013 New England Patriots season, Schedule, Regular season
For the first time since the 2002 season, the Patriots did not play the Indianapolis Colts during the regular season, though the two teams met in the playoffs. The Colts–Patriots rivalry had become one of the most known in modern era sports.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 1: at Buffalo Bills
In the season opener, both teams featured key new players to their franchises: the Bills' rookie quarterback EJ Manuel and the Patriots' new wide receiver Danny Amendola. Tom Brady struggled as the chemistry between him and his receivers was not great and as a result, Brady was inaccurate throughout the game. The Bills managed to take the lead in the 3rd quarter, but Brady mounted a masterful 4th quarter comeback by throwing quick, accurate passes to an injured Amendola to set up Gostowski for a game-winning field goal. The Patriots began their season 1–0 for the 10th straight year.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 2: vs. New York Jets
The Patriots home opener featured the long-time division rival Jets and their new rookie quarterback Geno Smith. The Patriots struck first with Tom Brady hitting a wide open Aaron Dobson for a  39-yard touchdown pass, his first of the year. Because It rained heavily throughout the game, it resulted in poor offenses from both teams. Brady failed to complete even 50% of his passes on the day. The lone bright spot on the Patriots offense was Julian Edelman, who caught 13 passes for 78 yards. After leading 13–3 at halftime, the Jets would try to rally with a 3-yard touchdown run by Bilal Powell, however the Pats' defense made a critical stop as the team improved to 2–0.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Patriots rolled through the struggling Buccaneers to improve to 3–0. Although the Patriots struggled early, they finally flexed their muscles on offense with an equally as impressive show of force on defense. On the first play of the game, Tom Brady hit Brandon Bolden for 11 yards and a first down. After an incomplete pass, Brady hit receiver Julian Edelman for 8 yards, but on 3rd-and-2, Brady was sacked by Lavonte David and Mark Barron and the Patriots punted. Josh Freeman drove the Buccaneers 50 yards in 8 plays, but Rian Lindell missed a 38-yard field goal.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
The Patriots punted again on their next drive. This time the Buccaneers drove 71 yards aided by 35 yards in Patriots penalties before Rian Lindell hit a 30-yard field goal, giving the Buccaneers a 3–0 lead. An 8-yard sack by Adrian Clayborn doomed the Patriots next drive as they punted again. With the drive starting at their own 45, the Bucs drove to the Patriots 34, but on 4th-and-5, rather than attempt a 52-yard field goal, they went for the first down, but Freeman's pass was incomplete. The Patriots' offense finally got going on the succeeding drive.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Brady completed two passes to rookie receiver Aaron Dobson, including a 4-yard catch on 4th-and-2. Then hit Kenbrell Thompkins for a 16-yard touchdown pass as the Patriots marched 66 yards to take a 7–3 lead early in the 2nd quarter. The Bucs drove to the Patriots 38-yard line on their next drive once again turned it over on downs when Doug Martin was tackled for no gain by Brandon Spikes on 4th-and-1. This time Brady commandeered a 61-yard drive and hit Thompkins for a 5-yard touchdown pass, extending the lead 14–3.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Josh Freeman was intercepted by ex-Buc Aqib Talib on the next drive and Stephen Gostkowski hit a 53-yard field goal right before halftime. Tom Brady threw an interception on the Patriots first drive after halftime, but the Buccaneers punted on their first two after halftime. Gostkowski later kicked a 46-yard field goal for the only scoring of the 3rd quarter as the Patriots defense shut down the Buccaneers. The Buccaneers turned it over for the third time on downs early in the fourth-quarter. The Patriots took it and kicked a 33-yard field-goal for the final score of 23–3.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 3: vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Tom Brady had his best game of the season so far going 25/36 for 225 yards and 2 touchdowns with 1 interception despite 3 sacks. Running back Doug Martin could not reach the end zone for Tampa Bay despite running for 88 yards and Josh Freeman could not lead the Buccaneers offense to a touchdown. Tampa Bay's starting quarterback Josh Freeman would be released in the week following the game.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
In their first strong test of the season, the Patriots defeated Matt Ryan and the Falcons in a close battle on Sunday Night Football to go 4–0. In what was billed a potential Super Bowl preview before the season, the Falcons limped to a 1–3 start after their defeat to New England.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
After receiving the opening kickoff The Falcons got on the scoreboard first with a long, 14-play 75-yard drive which chewed 5:37 off the clock. They drove all the way to the Patriots 5-yard line, but had to settle for a 23-yard field goal by kicker Matt Bryant.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
The Patriots responded later in the first quarter with a marathon drive of their own taking over 6 minutes off the clock, 12 plays and 76 yards later, third-string running back Brandon Bolden ran for a 3-yard touchdown, but the Falcons challenged and he didn't break the plane of the end zone, moving the ball back to the 1. Two plays later, Brady hit back-up tight end Matthew Mulligan for a 7–3 lead. On the following drive the Falcons put together another long, strong drive to the Patriots 15-yard line.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
On 3rd-and-10, Ryan found Jacquizz Rodgers on a screen pass for 8 yards, the Falcons kept the offense on the field, though, but on 4th-and-2 Ryan couldn't complete his pass intended for Roddy White and they turned it over on downs. The Patriots took over and marched to the Falcons 31, aided by a 49-yard completion from Brady to Thompkins, before Gostkowski booted a 48-yard field goal, extending the lead to 10–3.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
Right before half-time, Ryan and the Falcons stormed 80 yards in 8 plays eventually, scoring on Ryan's 21-yard touchdown pass to Tony González with 0:46 left in the half which tied the game at 10. After the first two drives of the second half ended in punts, the Patriots put together a 14 play, 89-yard drive, taking 6:15 off the clock, driving all the way to the Falcons 4, but were forced to settle for a 22-yard field goal, giving them a 13–10 lead. This was the only score of the third quarter for either team.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
On the first play of the fourth quarter, on 3rd-and-19, Brady hit Thompkins for 26 yards with 15 added yards on a helmet-to-helmet hit by safety William Moore, moving the ball to the Falcons 47-yard line. On the very next play LeGarrette Blount burst through the middle and down the sideline for a 47-yard touchdown run to cap off a 6 play, 63-yard drive, increasing the lead to 20–10.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons responded on their next possession driving all the way to the Patriot 18, but on 3rd-and-5, Michael Buchanan sacked Ryan, and Bryant kicked a 45-yard field goal, trimming the score back to 7 at 20–13. It wouldn't last though. The Patriots responded by racing 80 yards in only 5 plays, aided by a 44-yard screen pass to Edelman, scoring on an incredible 18-yard touchdown catch by Thompkins for the largest lead of the night at 27–13.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
Ryan was intercepted by Talib on the first play of the ensuing drive and the Patriots cashed in with Gostkowski's 49-yard field goal with 6:18 remaining, seemingly putting the game out of reach with a 30–13 score. However, the Falcons didn't quit. Down three scores the Falcons stormed 80 yards in 7 plays, taking less than two minutes, with Ryan hitting Gonzalez on an 11-yard touchdown pass, trimming the deficit to 30–20 with only 4:22 remaining.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
The Falcons recovered the onside kick after it was fumbled by Sudfeld and drove to their own 7, but couldn't reach the end zone and Bryant kicked a 25-yard field goal making it a one possession deficit again at 30–23 with just 3:00 remaining. After an 8-yard run by Blount on 1st-down, Brady only gained a yards, and on 3rd-and-1 Blount seemingly stretched for a 1st down, but was ruled short, though replays showed he got the first down. After a timeout, the Patriots went for it on 4th-and-1, but Brady fumbled the snap for a turnover on downs.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 4: at Atlanta Falcons
Starting from their own 38, Ryan connected with Julio Jones for a 49-yard bomb to the Patriots 13. After back-to-back incompletions, Ryan hit Jacquizz Rodgers for 3 yards to the 10, setting up a do-or-die 4th-and-7. Ryan threw the pass in White's direction, but the pass was broken up by Talib with just 0:41 seconds left. Two kneels by Brady sealed the deal and the Patriots were 4–0.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Patriots first loss of the season came in Cincinnati, as the Patriots struggled to gain any offense against a great Bengals defense. Tom Brady's consecutive games with a TD pass streak ended at 52, two games short of Drew Brees' record, against the same team which he had started the streak in 2010. From start to finish the Bengals defensive line led by Geno Atkins made mince meat of the Patriots offensive line. Brady was hit and sacked early and often on the day. Both teams' defenses played extremely well in the game The first quarter was tough, physically demanding, and scoreless with both teams' first two drives ending in punts.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Andy Dalton drove the Bengals to the Patriots' 9-yard line, but was intercepted by Brandon Spikes. The scoring started in the second quarter. After a Bengals punt, two completions and a 15-yard penalty moved the ball to the Bengals 32 yard-line. However, Blount fumbled late in the 2nd quarter after being tackled by Carlos Dunlap with Reggie Nelson recovering at the Cincinnati 30. Dalton sustained a short, 49-yard drive that ended in a 39-yard field-goal by Mike Nugent. The big play was an 18-yard catch by A. J. Green on 3rd-and-5.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
The Patriots punted on their next possession, but forced a three-and-out on their next drive. Brady led the Patriots to the Bengals 24-yard line and Stephen Gostowski kicked a 42-yard field goal with 13 seconds remaining in the first half to tie the game at 3–3. Cincinnati scored on their second drive of the second half. Marching down the field on a 13-play, 59-yard drive, eating 6:17 off the clock, that culminated in a 50-yard field goal by Nugent.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
On their first possession of the fourth quarter, the Bengals scored the only touchdown of the day, with a 14-play, 93-yard drive, taking 7:48 off the clock, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by BenJarvus Green-Ellis on 4th-and-goal, extending the lead to 13–3. Giovani Bernard had a 28-yard run on 3rd-and-15, to the Bengals 30 on the drive.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
On their next drive, the Patriots, aided by a 53-yard completion to Dobson, though Dobson momentarily fumbled, drove all the way to the Bengals 1-yard line, but Blount was stuffed for no gain on 1st-down and two straight incompletions for the Patriots to settle for a 19-yard field goal by Gostkowski, trimming the deficit to 13–6. On the Bengals next drive, McCourty forced Bernard to fumble with Mayo recovering at the Bengals 46. On the drive, Brady launched a deep pass to Dobson, who caught it momentarily, but Terrence Newman punched the ball out.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
After an incomplete pass intended for Amendola, Brady was sacked by Wallace Gilberry and the Patriots punted. After a Bengals three-and-out, the Patriots drove to the Cincinnati 27 yard line before throwing a final fade intended for Dobson, but the ball was under-thrown and intercepted by Pacman Jones with 0:17 seconds remaining, and the Patriots lost for the first time of the season.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 5: at Cincinnati Bengals
Brady completed just 18 of 38 passes for 197 yards and 4 sacks. Danny Amendola had 4 catches for 55 yards in his first game since the season-opener due to a knee injury. The Bengals out-gained the Patriots 348–241, had more first downs 21–15, led in time of possession 35:44-24:16. Both teams had two turnovers apiece.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
In a thrilling back and forth affair, the Patriots managed a sensational comeback against the undefeated Saints. Following the opening kickoff, Brady put together a 14-play 60-yard drive. The Patriots drove to the Saints 12, but on 3rd-and-7 Tom Brady was sacked for a 5-yard loss forcing them to settle for Stephen Gostkowski's 35-yard field goal to take the opening lead 3–0. The Saints went 3-and-out on their opening drive and the Patriots followed that with a 3-and-out of their own.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints responded by marching 73 yards taking over five minutes off the clock  with Drew Brees tossing a 3-yard touchdown pass to Travaris Cadet. The Patriots immediately responded by slowly moving 80 yards to take a 10–7 lead on Stevan Ridley's 1-yard touchdown run. The Saints went 3-and-out yet again on their next drive and the Patriots took advantage with a long drive taking up 4:52 seconds in 12 plays as they marched 69 yards to increase their lead to 17–7 on another Stevan Ridley touchdown run, this one from 4 yards out.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
Punts filled the !of the half and the Patriots led 17–7 at halftime. The Saints took the opening kickoff of the second half 70 yards to the Patriots 10, but the Patriots kept them out of the end zone and Garrett Hartley kicked a 28-yard field goal to trim the lead 17–10. After a Patriots 3-and-out, the Saints stormed 67 yards with Khiry Robinson rushing for a 3-yard touchdown to suddenly tie the game at 17.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Patriots managed to respond on the follow-up drive marching 54 yards in 12 plays, but settled for Gostkowski's 54-yard field goal to retake the lead 20–17. Early in the fourth quarter on 3rd-and-12, the Drew Brees called a timeout to avoid delay of game, but the referees didn't see it so Brees was forced to snap the ball. Brees forced a pass intended for Jimmy Graham, but was intercepted by Kyle Arrington at the Saints 25 and returned for 5 yards to the Saints 20.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Patriots managed to reach the Saints 5-yard line, but were kept out of the end zone and Gostkowski kicked a 23-yard field goal to increase th Patriots lead to 23–17. The Saints immediately responded by storming 81 yards in 5:05 with Brees connecting with Kenny Stills on a 34-yard touchdown pass on 3rd-and-20, giving the Saints their second lead of the night 24–23. Four straight incompletions from Brady on the next drive seemingly ended the game, but the Patriots held the Saints to only three yards and Hartley kicked a 39-yard field goal to increase the lead to 27–23.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
Brady threw a seemingly game deciding interception with just 2:16 remaining but once again, the Patriots defense managed to hold the Saints to a 3-and-out (mostly due to the Saints erratic play calling). Brady got the ball back at his own 30 with 1:13 remaining and no timeouts, and mounted his 39th career game-winning drive. Tom Brady hit Edelman for 23 yards on the first play to move the ball to the Saints 47.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
He then completed passes to Austin Collie for 15 yards and Aaron Dobson for 6 yards moving the ball to the Saints 26-yard line with 0:35 seconds left. Back-to-back incompletions set up a 4th-and-4. Brady completed a pass to Collie again for 9 yards. Brady spiked the ball at the 17 with :10 seconds remaining. On the very next play, Brady connected with Thompkins for a 7-yard touchdown pass with five seconds remaining on the clock giving the Patriots the 30–27 lead.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 6: vs. New Orleans Saints
The Saints attempted a hook-and-lateral on the kickoff, but Darren Sproles fumbled and Jamie Collins recovered to end the game. The win (his 28th comeback win and 40th game-winning 4th quarter drive) was also his first in four tries against a Drew Brees-quarterbacked team. With the exception of the final drive, the Patriots pass protection was horrid allowing 5 sacks. The Patriots pass defense played very well, with vaunted tight end Jimmy Graham not catching a single pass all night.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at New York Jets
The Patriots played the Jets for the second time this season, with Rob Gronkowski making his first appearance of the season.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at New York Jets
The Jets put together a 12 play, 90-yard march on their opening drive, scoring on Smith's 12-yard touchdown pass to Kerley for an early 7–0 lead. The Patriots countered though, racing 80 yards in 10 plays, scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Bolden to tie the game. The Jets drove to the Patriots 20 on their next drive, but Smith was intercepted by rookie Logan Ryan who returned it 79 yards for a touchdown.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at New York Jets
The Jets responded on their next drive, marching 61 yards to the Patriots 19, and Folk trimmed the deficit to 14–10 on a 37-yard field goal. After the next two drives ended in punts, a 38-yard return by Edelman set the Patriots up well at the Jets 28. Six plays later, Ridley scored on a 17-yard touchdown run, increasing the Patriots lead to 21–10. Neither team scored for the rest of the half and the Patriots led 21–10 at halftime.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at New York Jets
On the first play of the second half, Brady was sacked by Quinton Coples and just managed to recover his own fumble, but on the next play Brady was intercepted by Antonio Allen who returned it 23 yards for a touchdown, trimming the deficit to 21–17. Three possessions later, the Jets marched 52 yards in 8 plays, scoring on Smith's 8-yard touchdown run, giving the Jets a 24–21 lead. After another Patriots three-and-out, Josh Cribbs gave the Jets the ball at the Patriots 38 after a 21-yard return.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at New York Jets
The Jets drove to the Patriots 19 and settled for a 37-yard field goal by Folk, increasing the Jets lead to 27–21. The Patriots answered on their next drive, marching 62 yards to the Jets 21, with Gostkowski kicking a 39-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to 27-24 early in the fourth quarter. Three possessions later, the Patriots drove 66 yards to the Jets 26 and Gostkowski tied the game 27–27 on a 44-yard field goal with less than :20 seconds left in the fourth quarter.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 7: at New York Jets
After a Patriots three-and-out, the Jets drove to the Patriots 38, but Folk missed a 56-yard field goal, giving the Patriots the ball back, but  a controversial unsportsmanlike penalty was called on New England's Chris Jones for pushing his teammate into the offensive line, giving the Jets 15 yds and a first down. Nick Folk's second attempt at 42 yds didn't miss and the Jets won their first game against New England in three years.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 8: vs. Miami Dolphins
Miami dominated the first half, scoring 17 points as the Patriots looked ugly, struggling to gain any offense except for a field goal. Brady threw for only 25 yards in the first half (his fewest since 2003), and an interception only worsened his situation. It looked dangerously like New England would lose back to back division games for the first time since 2002. But the second half proved better, as Brady and the Patriots came out strong and scored 24 unanswered to win 27–17 thanks to Miami turnovers. Brady finished with just 116 passing yards while three Patriots backs combined for 147 rushing yards (Brady himself added five more).


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Four plays into the Steelers opening drive, Ben Roethlisberger was strip-sacked by Ninkovich with Joe Vellano recovering at the Patriots 42. However, the Patriots were forced to a three-and-out. Two possessions later, The Patriots marched all the way to the Steelers 1, but Ridley was tackled for no gain on 4th-and-Goal. After a false start penalty on Marcus Gilbert, Roethlisberger was intercepted at the Steelers 34 by McCourty. On the first play, Brady hit Amendola for a touchdown, giving the Patriots a 7–0 lead.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh responded by driving to the Patriots 32, but on 4th-and-1 Le'Veon Bell was tackled for a 1-yard loss. The Patriots made Pittsburgh pay, racing 63 yards in 6 plays, scoring on Brady's 19-yard touchdown pass to Gronkowski, increasing the lead to 14–0. With the catch, Gronk already reached 100 yards, making this his 11th career 100 yard receiving game, extending his record for Patriots' tight ends. The Steelers drove to the Patriots 12, but settled for a 30-yard field goal by Shaun Suisham, trimming the deficit to 14–3. The Patriots answered with a field goal, as well.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Driving all the way to the Steelers 3, but settled for Gostkowski's 21-yard field goal, making the score 17–3. The Steelers put a dent in the Patriots lead on their next drive, racing 71 yards in less than two minutes, scoring on Ben's 27-yard touchdown pass to Antonio Brown, making the score 17–10. The Patriots countered, though, racing 77 yards in under two minutes, too, scoring on Ridley's 1-yard touchdown run, giving the Patriots a 24–10 lead at halftime.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
On the fifth play of the first drive of the second half, Ridley was stripped by Troy Polamalu with LaMarr Woodley recovering at the Patriots 36. Five plays later, Ben hit Jerricho Cotchery for a 20-yard touchdown, trimming the deficit to 24–17. After a Patriots three-and-out, aided by a 24-yard return by Brown to the Patriots 46, the Steelers raced 46 yards in 5 plays, scoring on Ben's 8-yard touchdown pass to Cotchery, tying the game 24-24.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
The Patriots drove to the Steelers 5 on their next drive, but on 3rd-and-3, Brady was sacked for a 9-yard loss by Jason Worilds, and Gostkowski kicked a 32-yard field goal, giving the Patriots a 27–24 lead. After a Steelers punt, the Patriots started to take over. Edelman returned the punt 43 yards to the Steelers 34. The Patriots proceeded to race 34 yards in 1:38, scoring on Brady's 17-yard touchdown pass to Dobson, increasing the lead to 34–24.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
After a Steelers punt, the Patriots drove 61 yards in 8 plays, scoring on Ridley's 5-yard touchdown run, widening the lead to 41–24. Earlier on the drive, Ridley ran for 7 yards, making this his 5th-career 100-yard rushing game. The Steelers countered on their next drive, storming 80 yards in 10 plays, scoring Cotchery's third touchdown reception, trimming the deficit to 41–31. However, the Patriots were unstoppable. On the second play of the drive, after a 12-yard run by Blount, Brady hit Dobson for an 81-yard touchdown bomb, widening the lead to 48-31 late in the fourth quarter.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
This was Brady's 3rd career 400-yard game, moving him to 7th on the all-time passing list with 47,062 career passing yards, passing Fran Tarkenton. This was his 37th career game with 3 touchdown passes. This was Dobson's 1st career 100-yard receiving game. The Steelers reached their own 48 on their next drive, but Harmon intercepted Ben at the Patriots 30 and returned it 42 yards to the Steelers 28. The drive lasted only two plays: a Blount 23-yard run and a Blount 5-yard run for a touchdown, putting the game away 55–31. The Steelers drove to the Patriots 39, but turned the ball over on downs. Brady took a knee to end the game.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 9: vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
New England posted its biggest single-game offensive output of the season to date, and the third highest in team history (630 yards) as the Patriots offense finally clicked in what amounted to a blowout win over the struggling Steelers. Brady threw for 432 yards and four touchdowns, while Aaron Dobson, Danny Amendola and Rob Gronkowski combined for 395 yards and four touchdowns. Ridley also had over 100 yds rushing and two touchdowns despite a third-quarter fumble. Ben Roethlisberger threw for 400 yds and 4 TDs as well, but also threw 2 interceptions. The 55 points was the most scored against the Steelers in team history.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
Ten years after their most famous meeting, the Patriots and Panthers battled back and forth on an exciting edition of Monday Night Football. After both teams punted on their opening drive, the Panthers stormed 75 yards in just 9 plays. On 3rd-and-3 at the Patriots 34, Cam Newton threw an incomplete pass, but Aqib Talib was flagged for unnecessary roughness. This moved the ball to the 19 and gave Carolina a new set of downs. A few plays later, Newton hit eventual Patriot Brandon LaFell for a 9-yard touchdown.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
The Patriots responded by driving to the 13-yard line of Carolina, but Stevan Ridley fumbled after being tackled by Kawann Short with Mario Addison recovering for Carolina. The Patriots had taken 6:41 off the clock, but had come away with zero points. Carolina responded by driving 63 yards to the Patriots 25-yard line, taking 6:01 off the clock, and Graham Gano drilled a 42-yard field goal, extending the lead to 10–0 with only 5:02 remaining in the half.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
The Patriots drove 42 yards to the Carolina 24, but Carolina's stout defense held the Patriots to only a field goal as Gostkowski drained a 42-year field goal with 1:09 remaining in the half. Carolina ran out the clock going to the locker room up 10–3, but Brady led New England back on another second-half comeback.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
The Patriots took the opening drive of the half for a touchdown marching 82 yards in only 8 plays with Brady throwing a short pass to Rob Gronkowski who carried three Carolina defenders into the end zone for a 9-yard touchdown, tying the score at 10-10. The Panthers responded immediately with an amazing 13 play, 81 yard drive, including 3 3rd-down conversions. On 3rd-and-7 at the Carolina 37, Cam Newton beat the Patriots blitz with a 14-yard scramble.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
Later on 3rd-and-1 at the Patriots 40, Mike Tolbert ran for 2 yards and finally, on 3rd-and-4 at the Patriots 15, Newton connected with Greg Olsen for a 15-yard touchdown retaking the lead 17–10. The Patriots answered right back driving 80 yards using only 9 plays with Ridley redeeming himself with a 1-yard touchdown run tying the game at 17-17.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
After a Panthers three-and-out the Patriots drove 30 yards to the Panthers 8-yard line, but the Panthers defense stood strong and held the Patriots to a 26-yard Gostkowski field goal, giving the Patriots their lead at 20–17 with 6:32 remaining in the game. However, Cam Newton led the Panthers down the field on a 13 play, 83 yard drive that took 5:33 off the clock and retook the lead at 24–20 with only :59 seconds left. Once again the Panthers converted 3 3rd-downs. On 3rd-and-6 at the Carolina 21, Newton ran for 15 yards.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
On 3rd-and-2 at the Carolina 44, Newton ran for 3 more yards. Finally, on 3rd-and-7 at the Patriots 36, Devin McCourty was flagged for a questionable pass interference on Greg Olsen. Newton finished the drive with a 25-yard touchdown pass to Ted Ginn Jr. on 2nd-and-15. On the Patriots final drive,  Brady threw three straight incompletions to start the drive. On 4th-and-10, Brady connected with Gronkowski for 23 yards to the Patriots 43. After an incomplete pass, Brady fired an 11-yard pass to Danny Amendola to the Panthers 46.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
Four plays later Brady threw an incomplete pass intended for Aaron Dobson on 3rd-and-10, but Melvin White was called for pass interference, moving the ball to the Panthers 36. A 7-yard completion to Dobson an 11-yard completion to Shane Vereen moved the ball to the 18-yard line with :03 seconds left. On the last play Brady threw a pass to Rob Gronkowski, but was intercepted in the end zone by Robert Lester.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 11: at Carolina Panthers
However, yet another controversial call by the referees decided the outcome of the game, as the Panther's Luke Kuechly was called for pass interference on Gronkowski, but the flag was picked up and announced there was no foul due to the ball being "uncatchable", nullifying the penalty and resulting in end of the game. However, after the game ended, media sources debated the ruling on the field, and it was the opinion of many that the call was incorrect and the Patriots were robbed of a chance to win the game.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
In the 14th installment of the Brady-Manning Rivalry, the Patriots and Broncos battled in one of the most exciting editions of NBC Sunday Night Football in recent memory. The expected shootout between two potent offenses did not occur at the start of the game, as three New England turnovers on their first three drives of the game gave the Broncos a 17–0 lead in the 1st quarter. It was looking to be one of the most embarrassing performances in Patriot history as an additional touchdown gave Manning and the Broncos a 24–0 at the half.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
However, Brady and the Patriots were not going to let the Broncos run away with a blowout victory at Gillette. They regrouped in the locker room and came out to score 31 unanswered points, scoring on five straight drives out of the half, helped by three Denver turnovers of their own. The two halves were complete polar opposites, each displaying offensive domination on one side and defensive struggles on the other, flipping 180˚ at the half. However, the Broncos managed to tie the game at 31 late in the 4th, eventually sending the game to overtime; during the tying drive Manning was intercepted by Aqib Talib but the pick was overturned on a pass interference penalty on Talib.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
The Patriots won the coin toss, but surprisingly elected to defend first, hoping to stop the Broncos from scoring and to take advantage of the wind for a potential game-winning field goal. This was exactly what happened, as the two teams traded punts twice, but on New England's second punt, Broncos cornerback Tony Carter ran into the punt, and Patriots' Nate Ebner recovered the ball on the Broncos' 20 yard line, setting up Gostkowski's game winning 31 yard field goal.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
The 24 point deficit was the largest comeback in Brady's and the Patriots' history, and gave Brady his 10th win in 14 meetings over Manning-led teams. Brady threw for 344 yard and 3 TD's in the contest, and WR Julian Edelman had a career day with 110 receiving yards for two scores.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 12: vs. Denver Broncos
The win from down 24 points was the largest comeback win in Patriots history, surpassing 1984's comeback from down 23–0 against the Seahawks. The Patriots would break this comeback record three years later in Super Bowl LI.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
New England escaped Houston with a win as the Patriots and the Texans battled in a closely fought game a week after coming back to win against the Denver Broncos. After both teams punted on their opening drive Houston opened up the game by scoring the first points of the game on a touchdown. After a 2-yard run by Ben Tate, Case Keenum hit Andre Johnson on back-to-back completions for 42 yards, moving the ball to the Patriots 8.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
Tate scored on a touchdown run on the very next play for the early 7–0 lead as the Patriots continued their trend of falling behind early. On the Patriots next drive they reached their own 49-yard line, but Tom Brady was intercepted by Jonathan Joseph on an underthrown ball intended for Rob Gronkowski. After an incomplete pass attempt to Andre Johnson, tight end Garrett Graham was called for a crucial offensive pass interference penalty, moving the ball 10 yards back to the 41.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
They managed to reach the 25, but were four yards short of a first down and they settled for a Randy Bullock 43-yard field goal. New England answered with a touchdown on their next drive, moving 55 yards in just 6 plays with Brady hitting Gronkowski for a 23-yard touchdown pass. to trim the score to 10–7. The Texans reached the Patriots 27 on their next drive, but Case Keenum was intercepted by safety Logan Ryan. The Patriots drove from their own 20 to the Texans 37, but Stephen Gostkowski missed a 55-yard field goal.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
The Texans stormed 55 yards in just 7 plays to take the lead 17–7, scoring on Ben Tate's 20-yard touchdown run with 1:52 remaining in the half. The Patriots punted and the Texans ran out the clock as the game went to halftime at 17–7. Again continuing a trend, Brady and the Pats came out of the locker room hot. The Patriots marched 55 yards using 7 plays with the big play being a Tom Brady connection to Rob Gronkowski for 50 yards moving the ball from the Patriots 37 to the Texans 13.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
A 12-yard pass moved the ball to the 1 where fullback James Develin ran it in for the touchdown, trimming the deficit to 17–14. Houston went three-and-out on their next possession and the Patriots struck for another touchdown. This time they moved the ball 73 yards in merely 7 plays with Brady darting a 7-yard touchdown pass to Shane Vereen to take their first lead at 21–17. However, the Texans immediately countered by storming 81 yards, taking 10 plays and chewing up 5:55 and culminating with Case Keenum scrambling for a 5-yard touchdown, retaking the lead at 24–21.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
Like the Texans, the Patriots immediately countered, storming 81 yards again, this time taking only 7 plays with LeGarrette Blount rushing for a 7-yard touchdown with 13:09 remaining in the game. Once again though, the Texans answered going 80 yards in just 3 plays to retake the lead 31–28. On the drive a 66-yard completion to DeAndre Hopkins moved the ball to the Patriots 14. Two plays later, Ben Tate ran in a 10-yard touchdown. The Patriots took the ball and drove 40 yards in 9 plays to the Texans 35-yard line and Gostkowski connected on a 53-yard field goal.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
The Texans went three-and-out giving the Patriots the ball with a chance to take the lead. They drove to the Texans 35-yard line in 7 plays where Gostkowski drilled another clutch 53-yard field goal to give the Patriots a 34–31 lead with 3:12 remaining in the game. The Texans reached their own 43, but consecutive incomplete passes on 3rd and 4th down gave the ball to the Patriots. The Texans forced a punt, however, giving them one last chance to win or tie and force overtime.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
Unfortunately for the Texans,  they couldn't move the ball and an incompletion as time expired gave the Patriots the win. The win marks the 9th on the year for the Patriots, ensuring their 13th winning season in a row, and ended a 3-game road losing streak. The loss puts the Texans at 2–10, easily their worst season since 2005.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 13: at Houston Texans
This marked the Patriots' only game outside of the Eastern Time Zone during the 2013  regular season (the Patriots would go on to play the AFC Championship Game in the Mountain Time Zone at Denver).


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
The Patriots won their third straight come-from-behind victory on a thrilling finish in Foxboro. The Browns took the opening kickoff and marched 47 yards in 10 plays to the New England 25-yard line where Billy Cundiff converted on a 43-yard field goal attempt. After both teams punted on their next possession, Tom Brady was intercepted by D'Qwell Jackson on a pass intended for Josh Boyce. The driving Browns appeared primed for a touchdown, but a penalty and an incomplete pass forced them to settle for Cundiff's 37-yard field goal increasing the lead to 6–0.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
It was all punts for the rest of the half as the Browns lead 6–0 at halftime. After the Patriots first drive of the half ended in a punt, the Browns stormed 73 yards using only 5 plays with Jason Campbell bombing a 40-yard touchdown pass to Gary Barnidge, the missed two-point conversion kept the score, 12–0. On the Patriots next drive, Tom Brady was strip-sacked by Paul Kruger and the Browns recovered. To make matters worse, Rob Gronkowski tore his ACL earlier on the drive, ending his season.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
Brady lead a touchdown scoring drive to put them within five points with 61 seconds remaining. The Patriots successfully recovered their onside kick attempt for the first time in team history since 1995, also against the Browns, who ironically were coached by Bill Belichick that year. On the ensuing New England drive, the Browns took a pass interference penalty in the endzone to give the Patriots a 1st and goal. New England took the 27–26 lead on a 1-yard pass by Brady to Amendola with 31 seconds left.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 14: vs. Cleveland Browns
After failing to convert on the 2 point play, the Browns attempted to get into field goal range for the win. With 1 second remaining, Billy Cundiff attempted a 58-yard field goal but fell short of the uprights, giving the Patriots their 10th win of the season, and their 11th straight 10 win season.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
The Patriots traveled to Miami to face the Dolphins, looking to clinch the AFC East, playing their first game without Gronkowski since Week 6 vs the Saints.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
After a Dolphins punt, the Patriots marched 83 yards to the Dolphins 4 on their opening drive, which took half of the quarter, but ended with a Gostkowski field goal. The next four drives of the game ended in punts. Midway through the second quarter, the Dolphins reached the Patriots 24. However, John Denney fumbled the snap and Nate Ebner recovered at the Patriots 31. The Patriots stormed 69 yards, scoring on Brady's 13-yard touchdown pass to Michael Hoomanawanui, increasing the lead to 10–0.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
The Dolphins got on the board on their next drive, racing 82 yards in just over a minutes, with Tannehill bombing a 39-yard touchdown pass to Wallace, making the score 10-7 Patriots at halftime. The Patriots drove all the way to the Dolphins 20 on their next drive, but Gostkowski missed a 38-yard field goal. The Dolphins managed to drive all the way to the Patriots 14, but could only chalk up a 32-yard field goal, tying the game 10-10.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
After a Patriots punt, the Dolphins strung together a 10 play, 66-yard drive, scoring on a 2-yard touchdown pass to Daniel Thomas, giving the Dolphins a 17–10 lead a few plays into the fourth quarter. The Patriots responded by driving all the way to the Dolphins 5-yard line, but were forced to settle for a 23-yard field goal, trimming the deficit to 17–13. After a Dolphins punt, the Patriots raced 73 yards in just 6 plays, scoring on Brady's 24-yard touchdown pass to Edelman, giving the Patriots a 20–17 lead with just 4:07 remaining in the fourth quarter.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
However, Gostkowski booted the ensuing kickoff out of bounds, giving the Dolphins the ball at their own 40. Facing a 3rd-and-16 at their own 34, Tannehill hit Brian Hartline for an 11-yard gain, then on 4th-and-5, Tannehill hit Charles Clay for a 6-yard gain and a first-down. Five plays later, Tannehill hit Marcus Thigpen for a 14-yard touchdown, giving the Dolphins a 24–20 lead with 1:15 remaining in the game. Facing a 4th-and-8 at their own 33, Brady hit Amendola for a 12-yard gain.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
Four plays later, Brady converted at 3rd-and-10 with a 12-yard screen pass to Edelman to the Dolphins 19. Four plays later, facing a 4th-and-5 at the Dolphins 14, Brady was intercepted in the end zone by Michael Thomas with 0:02 seconds left. Tannehill took a knee and the Dolphins won the game.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 15: at Miami Dolphins
Miami's victory was their first over the Patriots since 2009, having lost the last seven games in the division rivalry.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens
Before the start of the game, the Patriots clinched the AFC East for the 5th straight year with Miami's 0–19 loss to Buffalo.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 16: at Baltimore Ravens
The Patriots played arguably their best all-around game of the year in a  41–7 domination of the Ravens. New England's defense was superb, forcing three fourth down turnovers, three interceptions and a missed field goal, while only allowing one touchdown as Joe Flacco struggled while playing with an MCL sprain. Brady led the Patriots to an early 14–0 lead and never looked back. After New England took a 27–7 lead late in the 4th quarter, Baltimore gave up two defensive scores in the final two minutes to lose by 34 points, the largest losing margin the Ravens have ever had at home.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills
The Patriots earned their 4th straight first round bye and the AFC's second seed with a 34–20 win over the Bills in the 108th meeting of the rivalry. New England dominated the first half, taking a 16–3 lead into the locker room. Buffalo would score 17 points to keep it a close contest but could not overcome the Patriots defense enough to take the lead, as New England forced three fourth down turnovers for the second straight week. Julian Edelman became the 3rd player in New England history to make 100 receptions for 1,000 yards on the season.


2013 New England Patriots season, Game summaries, Regular season, Week 17: vs. Buffalo Bills
Stephen Gostkowski broke his own team record for field goals made by kicking his 38th of the year. The story of the game though was Legarrette Blount, who had a career day, rushing for 189 yards and two touchdowns, and added 145 yards on two kickoff returns for a total of 334 all purpose yards on the day.


2013 New England Patriots season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: vs. #4 Indianapolis Colts
The Patriots punched their ticket to their 3rd straight AFC Championship game in a 43–22 dominating victory over the rival Colts. In the week leading up to the AFC Division round matchup, the Patriots made their gameplan clear, intending to take advantage of the Colts' questionable run defense by using a healthy dose of their three threats out of the backfield: Legarrette Blount, Stevan Ridley and Shane Vereen. This gameplan proved to be extremely effective, as New England scored six touchdowns on the ground, with Blount setting a franchise postseason record by scoring four of the six TD's.


2013 New England Patriots season, Postseason, AFC Divisional Playoff Game: vs. #4 Indianapolis Colts
The three backs combined for 235 yards rushing, 166 coming from Blount alone, also a franchise postseason record. The Patriot defense was exemplary, picking off Andrew Luck four times, sacking him three times and relatively shutting down star wide receiver T.Y. Hilton for the majority of the game, although he did finish with 103 yards on four receptions.


2013 New England Patriots season, Postseason, AFC Championship: at #1 Denver Broncos
With the loss, the Patriots became the first team to lose consecutive AFC championship games since the New York Jets in 2009 and 2010.


2013 New England Revolution season
The 2013 New England Revolution season was the team's eighteenth year of existence, all in Major League Soccer. The team also participated in the Desert Diamond Cup and U.S. Open Cup. The season began with a 1-0 win at the Chicago Fire on March 9 and concluded with a 1-0 win at Columbus Crew on October 27. That victory saw the Revolution make the playoffs for the first time since the 2009 season. The team lost 4-3 on aggregate to eventual champions Sporting Kansas City in the Conference Semifinals of the 2013 MLS Cup Playoffs.


2013 New England Revolution season, Squad statistics, Individual
Updated to match played December 3, 2013Source: Italic: denotes player is no longer with team


2013 New England Revolution season, Squad statistics, Top scorers
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2013 New England Revolution season, Squad statistics, Top assists
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2013 New England Revolution season, Squad statistics, Top Shutouts
Includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.


2013 New England Revolution season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion


2013 New England Revolution season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings
Note: the table below has no impact on playoff qualification and is used solely for determining host of the MLS Cup, certain CCL spots, and 2014 MLS draft. The conference tables are the sole determinant for teams qualifying to the playoffs


2013 New England Revolution season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings
(SS) = Supporters Shield winner; (E1) = Eastern Conference champion; (W1) = Western Conference champion


2013 New England Revolution season, Competitions, Major League Soccer, Standings
Source: MLS ResultsPld = Matches played; Pts = Points; W = Matches won;  T = Matches tied;  L = Matches lost; GF = Goals for; GA = Goals against; GD = Goal difference


2013 New England Revolution season, Miscellany, Allocation ranking
New England is in the #5 position in the MLS Allocation Ranking. The allocation ranking is the mechanism used to determine which MLS club has first priority to acquire a U.S. National Team player who signs with MLS after playing abroad, or a former MLS player who returns to the league after having gone to a club abroad for a transfer fee. A ranking can be traded, provided that part of the compensation received in return is another club's ranking.


2013 New England Revolution season, Miscellany, International roster spots
New England has 8 MLS International Roster Slots for use in the 2013 season. Each club in Major League Soccer is allocated 8 international roster spots and no New England trades have been reported.


2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team
The 2013 New Hampshire Wildcats football team represented the University of New Hampshire in the 2013 NCAA Division I FCS football season. They were led by 15th-year head coach Sean McDonnell and played their home games at Cowell Stadium. They were a member of the Colonial Athletic Association. They finished the season 10–5, 6–2 in CAA play to finish in a tie for second place. They received an at-large bid to the FCS Playoffs where they defeated Lafayette, Maine, and Southeastern Louisiana to advance to the semifinals where they lost to North Dakota State.


2013 New Haven Open at Yale
The 2013 New Haven Open at Yale (New Haven Open at Yale presented by First Niagara for sponsorship reasons) was a women's tennis tournament played on outdoor hard courts. It was the 45th edition of the New Haven Open at Yale, and part of the Premier Series of the 2013 WTA Tour. It took place at the Cullman-Heyman Tennis Center in New Haven, Connecticut, United States, from August 16 through August 24. It was the last event on the 2013 US Open Series before the 2013 US Open.


2013 New Haven Open at Yale, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received wildcards into the singles main draw:


2013 New Haven Open at Yale, Singles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following players received entry from a lucky loser spot:


2013 New Haven Open at Yale, Doubles main draw entrants, Other entrants
The following pair received a wildcard into the doubles main draw:


2013 New Haven Open at Yale, Finals, Doubles
Sania Mirza /  Zheng Jie defeated  Anabel Medina Garrigues /  Katarina Srebotnik, 6–3, 6–4


2013 New Haven Open at Yale – Doubles
Liezel Huber and Lisa Raymond were the defending champions, but decided not to defend their title together. Huber partnered up with Nuria Llagostera Vives, while Raymond played alongside Flavia Pennetta. Huber and Llagostera Vives defeated Pennetta and Raymond in the first round, but lost to Anabel Medina Garrigues and Katarina Srebotnik in the semifinals. Sania Mirza and Zheng Jie won the title, defeating Medina Garrigues and Srebotnik in the final, 6–3, 6–4.


2013 New Haven Open at Yale – Singles
Petra Kvitová was the defending champion, but she was defeated in the final by Simona Halep 6–2, 6–2.


2013 New Haven Open at Yale – Singles, Seeds
The top two seeds receive a bye into the second round.


2013 New Jersey State Senate election
The 2013 New Jersey State Senate election coincided with Chris Christie's landslide re-election to a second term as Governor of New Jersey.


2013 New Jersey State Senate election
2013 was an election of remarkable stability in the Senate, as just one seat (that of gubernatorial nominee Buono) failed to return its incumbent to office. As a corollary, no seats changed party for the second consecutive election.


2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election
The 2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election took place on November 5, 2013, to elect the governor of New Jersey. Incumbent Republican Governor Chris Christie ran for reelection to a second term in office. He faced Democratic nominee Barbara Buono and six others in the general election. Christie was reelected with over 60 percent of the vote and carried 19 of the state's 21 counties, with Buono only winning heavily Democratic Hudson and Essex. However, less than 40% of registered voters cast ballots, which was the lowest ever for a gubernatorial election.


2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Christie became the first Republican gubernatorial candidate to win more than 50 percent of the vote since Thomas Kean's landslide victory in 1985. He won 21% of African Americans and 51% of Latinos. As of 2021, this is the most recent time a Republican won the governorship of New Jersey or won any statewide election.


2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election
Christie was criticized for spending an additional $12–25 million of state money to hold a special election for United States Senator for New Jersey three weeks earlier on October 16, instead of simply holding the special election on November 5, concurrent with the already scheduled gubernatorial election. The Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate was popular Newark mayor Cory Booker, who is black, and it was thought that Booker's presence on the ballot would attract more black and other minority voters who would be likely to vote for Buono. However, due to Christie's large margin of victory, it is unlikely that this potential extra turnout would have changed the outcome.


2013 New Jersey gubernatorial election, Democratic primary, Candidates, Removed from Primary Ballot
Araujo, Bergmanson, Boss, and Webster had their nominating petitions challenged by the New Jersey Democratic State Committee; only Webster's petitions were found to be valid therefore allowing his name to remain on the primary ballot with Buono. Araujo and Boss subsequently filed new petitions to run in the general election as independents.


2013 New Mexico Bowl
The 2013 New Mexico Bowl was an American college football bowl game that was played on Saturday, December 21, 2013 at University Stadium on the campus of the University of New Mexico in Albuquerque, New Mexico. The eighth annual New Mexico Bowl, it featured the Colorado State Rams, representing the Mountain West Conference, against the Washington State Cougars, representing the Pac-12 Conference. The game began at 12:00 noon MST and was televised on ESPN. It was the first of the 35 2013–14 NCAA football bowl games that concluded the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season.


2013 New Mexico Bowl
Sponsored by Gildan Activewear, the game was officially known as the Gildan New Mexico Bowl. The Rams won 48–45 after they were down 15 points in the final minutes of the game; they scored a touchdown, Washington State lost two fumbles, after both of which, Colorado State scored, and after the latter of which, as time expired, they kicked a field goal to win the game.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Teams
The game has conference tie-in agreements with the Mountain West Conference (MWC), which ultimately sent Colorado State, a team that finished 7–6 during the season and had not appeared in a bowl since 2008 (they played in the New Mexico Bowl), who was the fourth selection from the conference, and the Pac-12 Conference (Pac-12), which ultimately sent Washington State, who was making their first  bowl appearance since 2003 (they played in the Holiday Bowl), and was the seventh selection from the conference. The bowl was the first meeting between the teams.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup
Few media outlets thought this would be a particularly good game to watch, as it featured two mediocre teams, however since it was the first bowl game of the year, it received a decent amount of  hype beforehand. One preview noted that it should be a fun game to watch, as it "promises to be a high-scoring" game. Both teams featured strong offenses, however they juxtaposed one another in that Washington State, as typical of Mike Leach-coached football teams, heavily relied on the passing game, whereas Colorado State relied heavily upon the running game. Though Washington State was only a 3.5 point favorite, college football analysts were nearly unanimous in predicting a Washington State victory by an even larger margin.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State
Led by Mike Leach, in his second-year at Washington State, the Cougars opened the season with a loss to Auburn, an eventual top finisher on the final BCS Standings, and a win over then No. 24 ranked USC that sprung a three-game winning streak, prior to a loss vs. No.5 ranked Stanford. They lost three of their next four games, but then won two more, prior to closing their season with a loss to Washington in the Apple Cup. They played the most difficult schedule in the country, according to statistician Jeff Sagarin of USA Today.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Offense
An air raid offense (predominantly passing-oriented with quarterback in shotgun formation usually with four wide receivers) coordinated by Leach, Washington State was projected to have one of its biggest advantages in the passing game, where junior quarterback Connor Halliday recorded 4187 passing yards, which was fourth in the country, on 656 passing attempts, which led the country by more than 50, for 28 touchdowns and 21 interceptions, the latter of which was most in the country. He spread the ball around to many different receivers; eight different receivers had more than 30 catches.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Offense
The Cougars' leading receiver was sophomore Gabe Marks, who caught 69 passes for 770 yards and 6 touchdowns. Fellow sophomore Dom Williams caught 39 passes for 644 yards and a team-leading 7 touchdowns, 6 feet 3 inches (1.91 m) 240 pounds (110 kg) senior Vince Mayle caught 40 passes for 501 yards and 6 touchdowns, and freshman River Cracaft, an honorable mention all-conference honoree, caught 37 passes for 489 yards and 2 touchdowns. There were no tight ends on the roster.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Offense
Washington State's offensive line was expected to be able to protect Halliday relatively easily, as Colorado State would have to drop a significant portion of its defense in to coverage, thus limiting its ability to blitz. Senior center Elliot Bosch, who was an honorable mention all-conference performer, anchored the offensive line, and was supported by fellow former walk-ons Gunnar Eklund, a sophomore left tackle, and Joe Dahl, a sophomore left guard. Leach commented on the group of walk-ons, specifically Bosch, noting, "He’s developed his skills, worked really hard in the weight room and has been a big cornerstone for us.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Offense
We wouldn’t be in a bowl game without him." The Cougars' measly rushing attack, which averaged only 58.7 yards per game (123 out of 123 in the FBS), included junior Marcus Mason and sophomore Teondray Caldwell. Senior Andrew Furney, an honorable mention all-conference performer, handled the kicking duties, and made 15 of his 19 field goal tries with a long of 52 yards and 43 of his 44 extra point tries.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Defense
Coordinated by Mike Breske, the Cougars' 3-4 defense surrendered an average of 31.3 points per game, which was 92nd in the country. The defense was led by first team All-American safety Deone Bucannon,  a prospect for the 2014 NFL Draft who recorded a team-leading 109 tackles, and tied for the team-lead with five interceptions (tied for 15th in FBS). He was joined at safety by Hawaiian sophomore Taylor Taliulu, who totaled 54 tackles. Fifth-year senior Casey Locker also contributed.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Defense
At cornerback, senior Damante Horton also recorded 5 interceptions, and added 43 tackles and 3.5 tackles for loss (TFL), fifth-year senior Nolan Washington, who recorded 35 tackles, and freshman Daquawn Brown, who recorded 2 interceptions. The Cougars' linebackers were led by outside linebacker senior Justin Sagote, who finished second on the defense with 91 tackles, and added 2.5 TFL. Inside linebacker Darryl Monroe finished third on the defense with 81 tackles, adding 6.5 TFL, and 2 sacks.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Washington State, Defense
Other contributors at linebacker included junior Cyrus Coen, who totaled 53 tackles, 6.5 TFL, and 3 sacks (third on the defense), sophomore Tana Pritchard, who totaled 47 tackles, and sophomore Kache Palacio, who recorded 42 tackles, 6.5 TFL, and 4 sacks. The strength of the Cougars' defense, however, was on the defensive line, particularly in stopping the run, which would be crucial against Colorado State's Kapri Bibbs. Key contributors on the line included 303 pounds (137 kg) sophomore Xavier Cooper, who led the defense with 13 TFL and 4.5 sacks, nose tackle Ioane Gauta, who recorded 41 tackles, 8 TFL, and 3 sacks, and Kalafitoni Pole, who recorded 26 tackles, 3 TFL, and 2 sacks.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State
Led by head coach Jim McElwain, who played quarterback at Eastern Washington University in Cheney, Washington, about 67 miles from Washington State, the Rams went 7–6 during the season, yet did not win a single game against an opponent with a winning record. They began the season losing three of their first four games, including a loss to then number-one Alabama, where McElwain had previously spent several seasons as offensive coordinator. Subsequently, they won three of their next four games, including a victory in the Battle for the Bronze Boot against Wyoming before closing their season winning three of five, finishing a season with a win against Air Force.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State, Offense
Colorado State's offensive coordinator was Dave Baldwin, and the offense performed rather well, finishing 39th in the FBS in passing yards per game (258.5), 31st in rushing yards per game (202.7), and 29th in points per game (35.3). The focal point of the Rams' offense was sophomore junior college-transfer running back Kapri Bibbs, who was "one of the most underappreciated offensive threats in the country". He totaled 254 rushes (tied for 13th in FBS), 1572 rushing yards (eighth in FBS), and 28 touchdowns (second in FBS). Not surprisingly, he was a first team all-conference selection.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State, Offense
Senior Chris Nwoke and sophomore Donnell Alexander also contributed at running back. At quarterback, junior Garrett Grayson threw 21 touchdown passes to 10 interceptions, totaling 3327 passing yards. Among his favorite targets were freshman Rashard Higgins, who caught 64 passes for 795 yards and 6 touchdowns and sophomore Joe Hansley, who caught 48 passes for 557 yards and 1 touchdown. At tight end, NFL Draft prospect Crockett Gillmore caught 43 passes for 533 yards and 2 touchdowns. Wide receivers Charles Lovett and Thomas Coffman, as well as tight end Kivon Cartwright were key contributors in the passing game.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State, Offense
Colorado State's offensive line was "gnarly", and featured four seniors and one junior, and were anchored center Weston Richburg. Their kicker was Jared Roberts, a first team all-conference performer who made 17 of his 20 field goal tries with a long of 54 yards and all 54 of his extra point attempts.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State, Defense
Co-coordinated by Marty English and Al Simmons, the Rams' 3-4 defense was in the middle of the pack nationally, having allowed 417.3 yards per game and 28.6 points per game. They were better defending the pass than the run. The Rams' defense was anchored by senior linebacker Shaquil Barrett, whom the Mountain West Conference (MWC) named their defensive player of the year; he set a MWC record with 20.5 TFL, and totaled 12 sacks, which was third in the FBS.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State, Defense
Other starters at linebacker included junior Max Morgan, who led the defense, totaling 129 tackles on the season, junior Aaron Davis, who was second on the defense with 113 tackles, and added 6 TFL, and sophomore Cory James, who totaled 54 tackles and 6 sacks, the latter of which was second on the team. In the secondary, second team all-conference honoree Shaq Bell totaled 57 tackles and 7.5 TFL at cornerback. Safety Kevin Pierre-Lewis, a redshirt freshman, totaled 70 tackles on the season.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Pregame buildup, Colorado State, Defense
The defensive leader in interceptions was sophomore safety Trent Matthews, who recorded 4 in addition to 64 tackles. Junior Bernard Blake totaled 60 tackles on the season. On the defensive line, the Rams featured three senior starters – Eli Edwards, a defensive end who totaled 28 tackles and 3.5 TFL entering the bowl game, Curtis Wilson, a defensive tackle who totaled 28 tackles and 2 sacks entering the bowl game, and 330 pounds (150 kg) nose tackle Calvin Tonga, who totaled 24 tackles and 2.5 TFL entering the bowl game. True freshman Jake Schlager led the team in special teams tackles with 17.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
Washington State (WSU) got the ball to start the game, but on the second play of the game, Connor Halliday threw an interception to Max Morgan of Colorado State (CSU), but Nolan Washington stripped Rashad Higgins on the ensuing play, giving WSU the ball right back, and they subsequently scored on a Halliday pass to River Cracraft. On CSU's ensuing drive, they were faced with a fourth down during which they punted from their end zone; the punt was blocked, setting WSU up at the six-yard line.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
After a roughing the passer penalty and then a holding penalty on consecutive plays, both against CSU, Halliday threw a 1-yard touchdown pass to Gabe Marks. After the ensuing kickoff, ESPN aired a series automobile and insurance commercials that were amongst the most viewed of the early bowl season. On the next drive, CSU was faced with a fourth down and short, and looked like they would punt, but at the last moment called an audible and rushed up the middle for a first down.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, First quarter
The next play, quarterback Garrett Grayson threw a 63-yard pass to Charles Lovett, making the score 14–7. CSU had WSU stopped with a sack, however after an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty gave WSU a first down, Halliday threw a touchdown pass to Theron West on the next play. CSU subsequently drove down the field, and kicked a field goal. WSU finished the quarter with a three-and-out.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
Colorado State embarked on a long drive at the end of the first quarter that spanned into the second quarter, lasted 19 plays, 69 yards, and took up 7:05, but ultimately came up short, ending with a 19-yard field goal by Jared Roberts. On CSU's next drive, Deone Bucannon intercepted a Grayson pass, setting WSU up with good field position, with which Halliday threw his fourth touchdown of the game, a 28-yard pass to Vince Mayle.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Second quarter
Subsequently, WSU got the ball back after a 19-yard punt, and drove down the field on just 4 plays, capitalizing again on good field position with a 30 yard touchdown pass from Halliday to Rickey Galvin making the score 35–13. The pass was Halliday's fifth of the game, a new New Mexico Bowl record. On the ensuing drive for CSU, they went 75 yards down the field on 9 plays, ultimately scoring on a 1-yard touchdown run by Kapri Bibbs. After a three-and-out by WSU, CSU got the ball back with 30 seconds at the WSU 40 yard line. They took advantage of a pass interference penalty on WSU when Roberts kicked a 30-yard field goal as time expired, making the score 35–23 at the half.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Upon receiving the opening kickoff, CSU promptly went three-and-out, giving the ball back to WSU, who started their drive in CSU territory after a 23-yard punt. WSU entered the red zone, but ultimately settled for an Andrew Furney field goal to take the lead by 15 (38–23). CSU's ensuing drive lasted only one play – a 75-yard touchdown run by Kapri Bibbs that made the score 38–30, with Washington State retaining the eight-point advantage.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Third quarter
Though they reached the red zone on their next drive, Cory James sacked Halliday twice, and then WSU committed a delay of game penalty, which ultimately moved them out of field goal range, so they had to punt. They had another opportunity, starting in CSU territory after Jordon Vaden fumbled the ball on a run after a catch, but punted then too. At the end of the third quarter, WSU led 38–30.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Early in the fourth quarter, WSU embarked on an 11-play, 80-yard drive that lasted 4:36, was led by Halliday completing eight of his nine pass attempts, and culminated when he completed a 22-yard touchdown pass to Isiah Myers to make the score 45–30. It would be WSU's final score ... after exchanging punts, CSU took possession of the ball with 4 minutes and 17 seconds remaining at their own 28-yard line, and Grayson led them on a drive that ended with a 12-yard touchdown pass from Grayson to Vaden. The extra point made the score 45–37.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Looking to run out the clock, WSU repossessed the ball after the kickoff at their own 18-yard line with 2:52 to play. They executed two running plays, after both of which Colorado State burned timeouts to conserve time, and then converted a first down. On the next play, Halliday faked handing the ball off, and ran himself; he was hit at the line of scrimmage and appeared to fumble the ball (CSU would have recovered), but video review overturned the call on the field, and WSU retained possession.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
On the very next play, however, Jeremiah Laufasa rushed the ball, and CSU's Shaquil Barrett forced and recovered a fumble at the WSU 31-yard line, giving CSU the ball with 1:51 to play. CSU ran eight plays on their subsequent drive, en route to a 1-yard touchdown run by Kapri Bibbs.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Fourth quarter
Needing a two-point conversion to tie the game, Donnell Alexander rushed the ball outside on a statue of liberty play and attempted to reach inside the pylon at the goal line, and was initially ruled out of bounds, however video review again overturned the call, and consequently, the score was tied at 45 with only 33 seconds to play. On the ensuing kickoff, WSU kick returner Teondray Caldwell brought the ball to the 23-yard line, where he fumbled, and CSU's Jake Schlager recovered at the 24-yard line. Two plays later on CSU's drive, Jared Roberts made a 41-yard field goal attempt as time expired to win the game, 48–45.


2013 New Mexico Bowl, Game summary, Broadcast
The game was broadcast on ESPN, with Mark Jones serving as the play-by-play announcer, Brock Huard, a former National Football League quarterback, serving as the analyst, and Olympic gold-medalist (in softball) Jessica Mendoza serving as the sideline reporter. ESPN also holds game rights on the radio, broadcasting it on ESPN Radio with commentators John Sadak (play-by-play), Tom Ramsey (analyst), and Niki Noto (sideline). Due to a basketball game between Georgetown and Kansas running late, the kickoff of the game could be seen only on ESPN News and WatchESPN until the basketball game ended.


2013 New Mexico Lobos football team
The 2013 New Mexico Lobos football team represented the University of New Mexico in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Lobos were led by second-year head coach Bob Davie. They played their home games at University Stadium and were members of the Mountain Division of the Mountain West Conference. They finished the season 3–9, 1–7 in Mountain West play to finish in sixth place in the Mountain Division.


2013 New Mexico Lobos football team, 2013 Annual team awards
Each year members of the Lobos football team who distinguished themselves during the football season are honored at the Lobos Annual Football Awards Banquet.


2013 New Mexico Lobos football team, 2013 Annual team awards
For the 2013 football season, the following team members were honored: Bill Brannin Most Valuable Player Award: Kasey Carrier; Reese Hill Offensive Most Valuable Player Award: Kasey Carrier; Clyde Hill Most Improved Player Award: Cole Gautsche; Colonel H.J. Golightly Defensive Most Valuable Player Award: Dallas Bollema; Chuck Cummins Most Inspirational Player Award: Dillon Farrell; 1st Team Award (Unselfish Devotion to the Team): Mat McBain; Outstanding Special Teams Player: Carlos Wiggins; Most Valuable Offensive Scout Team Player Award: Romell Jordan; Most Valuable Defensive Scout Team Player Award: Tayo Adewon; The Red Menace Award: Dillon Farrell; New Mexico Man Award: Reece White; Academic Achievement Award: Garrett Adcock; Academic Most Improved Award: Devonta Tabannah; Big Brother of the Year Award: Dillon Farrell.


2013 New Mexico Lobos football team, 2013 Annual team awards
About the Clyde and Reese Hill awards: The Hill brothers were members of the Lobos football team prior to WWII (Clyde, 1941; Reese, 1939–1941). Both men were described by UNM coaches as extraordinary athletes. Clyde came to UNM after serving in the U.S. Marines where he was a boxing champion. At UNM, he was a member of the university boxing team and made the football team as a walk-on. Reese came to UNM as a highly touted recruit. A "legend" in northern New Mexico high school sports, he lettered in four sports at St. Michael's High School in Santa Fe.


2013 New Mexico Lobos football team, 2013 Annual team awards
While at UNM, he was a member of the university's track, basketball and football teams. The Hill brothers were described by a contemporary as being "He-Men, the kind of men who could throw you across a room." After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Clyde and Reese left UNM to enlist in the military. Clyde died as a U.S. Marine F4U fighter pilot at Okinawa with the rank of captain, while Reese—a U.S. Army first lieutenant and glider pilot—survived the invasion of Normandy only to be killed when his glider was shot down over the Netherlands.


2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team
The 2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team represents New Mexico State University in the 2013 NCAA Division I FBS football season. The Aggies were led by first–year head coach Doug Martin and played their home games at Aggie Memorial Stadium. They competed as an independent. They were a football–only member of the Sun Belt Conference (SBC) from 2014 to 2017.


2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Game summaries, @ UCLA
First meeting between the two schools. New Mexico State head coach Doug Martin replaced DeWayne Walker, who was a former UCLA defensive coordinator. Nick Pasquale was remembered during the game.


2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Game summaries, @ UCLA
1st quarter scoring: UCLA – Jordon James 4-yard run (Kaim Fairbairn kick)


2013 New Mexico State Aggies football team, Game summaries, @ UCLA
2nd quarter scoring: UCLA – Steven Manfro 20-yard pass from Brett Hundley (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Manfro 12-yard run (Fairbairn kick); UCLA – Fairbairn 38-yard field goal; UCLA – Devin Fuller 21-yard pass from Hundley (Fairbairn kick)