on october 24, 2013 long was fined $15,750 for throwing a punch at carolina panthers offensive lineman chris scott early in the third quarter against the colts, long recovered an andrew luck fumble and ran it in for a touchdown, his first nfl score, and was named co-nfc defensive player of the week by sports illustrated (along with robert quinn). long ended the 2013 season with 8.5 sacks and took his career total to 50.5 sacks and was named to the all-fundamentals teams for the second consecutive season. also in 2013 long was voted first alternate defensive end to the pro bowl, the fourth consecutive season he was an alternate. once again for the sixth consecutive season he led the rams teams in quarterback pressures with 39, but was second in quarterback hits to all-pro robert quinn.