Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow is turning in one of his best personal seasons even as his team falters.

According to the NFL on CBS, Burrow is only the fifth quarterback all-time to throw for 30 or more touchdowns and five or fewer interceptions in their first 12 games. Aaron Rodgers accomplished the feat three times, with Drew Brees, Tom Brady and Patrick Mahomes doing it once each.

The problem is, none of the other quarterbacks’ teams started worse than 9-3 in the years they achieved that milestone. The Bengals are currently 4-8.

Yes, despite their franchise quarterback and 2020 No. 1 overall pick performing at an all-time level, Cincinnati has won only 33% of its games so far.

The main reason for the Bengals’ struggles is a porous defense that has regularly been torched. Cincinnati is giving up 28.3 points per game, second-worst in the league.

Last Sunday’s 44-38 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers marked the fourth time this season that the Bengals have lost despite scoring at least 33 points.

“We’ve got to tackle better, there’s no question,” Bengals head coach Zac Taylor said of the defense’s struggles. “We got to be on the same page with all the details. I think it’s as simple as that, find ways to create turnovers, get stops. Guys are accountable for it, guys feel like they got punched in the gut, we all feel that way.”

Despite the team’s poor record, Burrow said this week he thinks the team will learn a lot about itself in the coming weeks and the organization will be better off for it in the long run.

“This is a tough season, and the cornerstones of this organization are going to be remembered by more than just this season,” Burrow said. “We will be remembered by how we handled this.”

This week, the Bengals will travel to Arlington, Texas to take on the Dallas Cowboys on Monday Night Football. Cincinnati needs to win out to avoid its first losing season in four years.