Jets pull away from Browns 17-12 as David Bailey records 3 sacks

Automated recap from game data · November 9, 2026 at 4:55 AM ET · MetLife Stadium

The New York Jets pulled away from the Cleveland Browns 17-12 on Sunday at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford before a crowd of 67,418. The Jets moved to 2-3, while the Browns fell to 3-2.

The Jets took a 7-6 lead into halftime and kept control with a 10-6 edge after the break.

The Jets out-gained the Browns 276-198, and each team committed 2 turnovers. The Jets converted 8 of 17 third downs and held the ball for 31:25.

David Bailey of the Jets earned Game MVP. Bailey finished with 7 tackles and 3 sacks.

For the Browns, Maliek Collins finished with 4 tackles and 1.5 sacks.

Line score

Team	1	2	3	4	T
CLE	3	3	0	6	12
NYJ	7	0	0	10	17

How the game turned

Jets win probability

Biggest swing: Jets went from 38% to 63% on one play in the fourth quarter.

Q4 4:01(Punt formation) C.Bojorquez FUMBLES (Aborted) at CLV 42, touched at CLV 28, RECOVERED by NYJ-T.Wallace at CLV 23.

Scoring plays

Time	Team	Play	CLE-NYJ
Q1 9:17	NYJ	Garrett Wilson 32 Yd pass from Geno Smith (Jason Sanders Kick)	0-7
Q1 3:27	CLE	Andre Szmyt 25 Yd Field Goal	3-7
Q2 10:14	CLE	Andre Szmyt 41 Yd Field Goal	6-7
Q4 14:37	NYJ	Jason Sanders 54 Yd Field Goal	6-10
Q4 6:15	CLE	Denzel Boston 29 Yd pass from Deshaun Watson (Andre Szmyt PAT Failed)	12-10
Q4 3:01	NYJ	Braelon Allen 22 Yd Rush (Jason Sanders Kick)	12-17

Team stats

CLE		NYJ
198	Total yards	276
102	Passing yards	142
96	Rushing yards	134
13	First downs	14
4-16	Third down	8-17
0-2	Fourth down	0-0
0-1	Red zone	0-2
2	Turnovers	2
8-53	Sacks allowed	4-40
6-30	Penalties	10-102
28:35	Time of possession	31:25