Texans vs Bengals score: Houston leads at half

A rather lackluster first half has finished and the Texans lead the Bengals by a score of 9-7. Are the defenses playing that good or the offenses playing that bad? Mostly these offenses just have not played very well.

The game's only touchdown came on a Leon Hall pick-six in the second quarter off of Matt Schaub. Still, has Schaub and his costly interception been as bad as Andy Dalton? The Bengals' quarterback is 4-of-10 for 3 yards. That is actually 0.3 yards per attempt and more passing completions than passing yards. Reminder, it is halftime.

A.J. Green does not have a target. Andre Johnson has one catch for 19 yards and a bad drop on another pass that would have been a touchdown. These two teams feature defensive stars like J.J. Watt on Houston and Geno Atkins on Cincinnati, but it's the offensive stars' lack of production that stands out so far today.