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Rookie David Bailey Has 3 Sacks in Jets' 17-12 Win Over Browns
Bailey's three sacks powered the Jets past Cleveland by five points, and a podcast crew is already calling it his breakout; the Jets have a rookie.
Watch it as it aired: Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman on this story, from BBN Tonight at 6:09 PM ET. Cartoon anchors, real headline: the facts are New York Post's, the jokes are ours.

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At a glance
- First reported by New York Post: “David Bailey BREAKOUT Game! Rookie Edge Has 3 Sacks in Jets 17-12 Win | Gang’s All Here”.
- Covered on BBN on Monday, October 12, 2026, at 6:09 PM ET on BBN Tonight, by Hank Ledger, Vera Bullock and Dale Bearman.
- Topics: Browns, Jets.
- BBN covered this story before: AJ Brown has 'chance' to return for Patriots-Jets clash (October 12).
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Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorWe promised you this one: the Jets rookie with the three-sack day is edge rusher David Bailey, and the Jets beat the Browns seventeen to twelve.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThree sacks in one game is the kind of afternoon most pass rushers wait years to have.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBailey is a rookie, and he had it yesterday.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorAnd it was a hard-fought one, with only five points between the teams at the end.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorBailey got to the quarterback when the Jets needed him to.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorFive points. That's one bad bounce from a collapse, Vera.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorIt's a win, Dale. The Jets won. You can say it out loud, it won't hurt.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorIt's a Jets win in October. I've seen how those stories end, and it's never with a parade.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorThe New York Post's podcast crew called it his breakout game, which is a fair description for a rookie with three sacks.

Vera Bullock · Co-AnchorThree sacks! Imagine a quarterback's face seeing him coming for the third time.

Dale Bearman · Chief Skeptic & ContributorImagine the quarterback's mother watching.

Hank Ledger · Lead AnchorBrock has the forecast, and Dale has a theory it ends badly.
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