CLEVELAND — They’re rarely flashy, hardly appealing and downright tough to watch at times.

The New York Giants play bland, boring football – just how they like it.

“Hey, it’s just about finding ways,” Eli Manning said.

Manning threw three touchdown passes – two to Odell Beckham Jr. – and Jason Pierre-Paul returned a fumble for a TD as the Giants extended their winning streak to six games, holding off Cleveland 27-13 on Sunday to keep the pitiful Browns winless.

At the end of a long holiday weekend, the Giants (8-3) looked as if they gorged on too much turkey and apple pie on Thanksgiving. They stumbled and staggered before finally putting away the Browns (0-12) to give New York its longest winning streak since 2008.

The Giants don’t overwhelm anyone, but they do just enough to win and are in position to make the playoffs for the first time since 2011.

“Whatever it is, a win is a win,” said Beckham, who had six catches for 96 yards and had a TD punt return called back. “I don’t think we took a step back today, but I definitely think we could have taken a bigger step forward. We got time. A couple more games left, and now it’s time to progress this week.”

Manning threw a 32-yard TD pass to Beckham in the second quarter and added a 4-yarder to the star wide receiver with 5:10 left as the Giants avoided what would have been a devastating loss.

They were lethargic and inconsistent on offense. On defense, the Giants gave up a few big plays and were probably fortunate they were playing the Browns.

“We have to get better,” Giants Coach Ben McAdoo said. “We believe we’re going to win and find a way to get the game in our favor in the end.”

It’s getting worse for the Browns, who have dropped 15 in a row since last season and are facing the possibility of joining the 2008 Detroit Lions as the only teams to go 0-16.

Following the game, Browns Coach Hue Jackson had a lengthy meeting with “upper management” before meeting with reporters. He was emotional when he talked about what this season has done to him.

“Being 0-12 is probably the hardest thing ever,” he said. “I’ve never been through this, but I’m not going to fall off the cliff. Do I get disappointed and frustrated? Yes. I don’t want you to think I don’t get mad or sad. I go through all those emotions, but at the same time I know what I signed up for.

“I know there are injuries and the things we’ve been through this season, where we are, where we’re trying to go. You can either beat yourself up, and I do that enough, or you can put your head down and keep fighting and push through this. That’s what we’re going to do as a football team and an organization.”

The Browns joined seven other teams that lost at least their first 12 games: the 2008 Lions, 1980 Saints (0-14), 1976 Buccaneers (0-14), 2011 Colts (0-13), 2007 Dolphins (0-13), 2001 Lions (0-12) and 1977 Bucs (0-12).