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CLEVELAND -- Theyre 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, its 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 for much of the game before finally putting away the Browns (0-12) to give New York its longest winning streak since 2008.The Giants dont 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 dont 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 its 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 were going to win and find a way to get the game in our favor in the end.Its 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.Cleveland is 3-30 since ending the 2014 season with five consecutive losses.Following the game, Browns coach Hue Jackson had a lengthy meeting with upper management before meeting with reporters. Jackson was emotional when he talked about what this season has done to him.Being 0-12 is probably the hardest thing ever, he said. Ive never been through this, but Im not going to fall off the cliff. Do I get disappointed and frustrated? Yes. I dont want you to think I dont 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 weve been through this season, where we are, where were 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. Thats what were going to do as a football team and an organization.Browns quarterback Josh McCown, back in the lineup after rookie Cody Kessler sustained his second concussion last week, finished with 322 yards passing and threw a TD pass to rookie Corey Coleman.With the Giants leading 14-6, Pierre-Paul rumbled 43 yards for his third career TD.The defensive end, who had three of New Yorks seven sacks, snagged the ball after McCowns arm was struck by Johnathan Hankins and raced to the end zone, putting the Giants ahead by two touchdowns.It was an interception, Pierre-Paul joked afterward. The ball never touched the ground.Robbie Gould missed the extra point, and that became a brief concern when McCown hooked up with Coleman to make it 20-13 with 8:17 left.However, Manning responded with a 73-yard drive, connecting with Beckham for 41 yards, before the scoring strike.We knew it was going to be a tough game, Manning said.GIANT STEPSThe 14-point margin was the Giants largest this season. New York collected its first seven wins by a combined 27 points, none by more than a touchdown.LOSERS LISTThe Browns joined seven franchises that have 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).MOVING UPWith his 37-yard completion to Cruz in the second quarter, Manning moved past Hall of Famer Fran Tarkenton (47,003) for eighth place in career yards. Up next is Warren Moon (49,325), but Manning has a long way to go to catch brother, Peyton, who finished with 71,940 yards.BANGED-UPBeckham went out briefly in the first quarter with an injured right thumb. He underwent X-rays and missed just one series before returning.Giants backup safety Nate Berhe sustained a concussion while covering a kickoff in the second quarter. Also, New York defensive end Owa Odighizuwa left with an injured left knee in the second quarter.Browns right guard John Greco sustained a mid-foot sprain.UP NEXTGiants: Visit Pittsburgh next Sunday.Browns: Have their open date next weekend.---For more NFL coverage: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL Slip On Vans Discount . Gerald Green and Miles Plumlee? Green had bounced around the NBA when he wasnt playing overseas. The Pacers gave up on Plumlee after just one season. Now Green and Plumlee are key cogs in the Suns surprising breakout season. Wholesale Vans Authentic . "Thank you for the warm welcome," Beckham said on an 80-degree February morning. In this case, it was soccer weather. The sport moved a step closer to returning to South Florida on Wednesday, when Beckham confirmed he has exercised his option to purchase a Major League Soccer expansion franchise in Miami. http://www.cheapoldskoolwholesale.com/wholesale-old-skool-vans.html . If ever they start actually putting pictures beside words in the dictionary, the Blue Jays left-handers mug will appear beside “Consistency. Vans Old Skool Wholesale .C. -- After a listless first half, the Washington Wizards used a big third quarter run to beat the Charlotte Bobcats Bradley Beal scored 21 points and the Wizards used a 17-0 run in the third quarter to take control of what had been a close game and beat the Bobcats 97-83 on Tuesday night. Cheap Vans Old Skool White . -- When the Florida Panthers fell behind by two goals in the first period to the top team in the NHL, it appeared they were on their way to yet another loss. ARLINGTON, Texas -- Jonathan Villar homered on the first pitch of the game for the Milwaukee Brewers. His sacrifice fly on a foul pop to short right field in the second inning put them back ahead after blowing their first lead.There was not another comeback after a trio of former Brewers helped put the AL-leading Texas Ranger ahead to stay late.Carlos Gomez, a former two-time All-Star with the Brewers, hit a tiebreaking three-run homer in the eighth inning to give the Rangers an 8-5 victory, their MLB-best 49th come-from-behind win.Im not surprised. I know hes a hard worker. He plays hard and always has been a good hitter, center fielder Hernan Perez said.Jonathan Lucroy, the catcher traded from Milwaukee to Texas on Aug. 1, started the Texas eighth when he reached on a two-base error by Perez. And Jeremy Jeffress, the reliever who went to Texas with Lucroy, worked two scoreless innings for his first win with the Rangers.The Brewers scored in each of the first three innings to build a 5-3 lead against All-Star left-hander Cole Hamels, who likely will start the Rangers postseason opener Oct. 6. But they didnt score again.We did a nice job for the first three innings. We had him on the ropes a little bit. We were aggressive and did a nice job staying off some stuff, manager Craig Counsell said. We didnt quite do enough defensively tonight just overall to keep a really good lineup in check.Corey Knebel (1-4) was the fourth Brewers pitcher when he took over in the eighth, and Lucroy hit a ball that ricocheted off the glove of a leaping Perez.That one was like a knuckleball. It went left to right, and at the last minute moved to the left again, said Perez, playing only his fifth game in center this season.Lucroys pinch-runner, Delino DeShields, scored the tying run on Elvis Andrus RBI single before Gomez then hit a 418-foot drive to left field, a night after hitting another long three-run homer -- a 444-footer. He started this season in Houston, where he had been traded last year by Milwaukee, before being released by the Astros last month.Texas went ahead with a three-run firsst that started when Gomez reached on a double after second baseman Villar never saw the popup that dropped in short right-center field.dddddddddddd Rougned Odor snapped an 0-for-22 slide with his 32nd homer after Adrian Beltres RBI single,The ball that was hard to see, obviously theres nothing you can do about that, Brewers starter Chase Anderson said. That was tough to swallow. Even as a hitter, you think youre out when you hit a ball like that.The Brewers led again after two unearned runs in the second. All-Star center fielder Ian Desmonds throwing error allowed one run to score and set up Yadiel Rivera at third base to go home on Villars shallow foul popup caught by second baseman Odor.WINNING COMEBACKJeffress got the victory five days after being reinstated by Major League Baseball from the restricted list following a drunken driving arrest last month and then a three-week stint in an inpatient rehab clinic. He retired all four Milwaukee batters he faced Monday.TOUGH STARTAnderson had allowed only three runs in 22 1/3 innings in his four previous starts, but he allowed three in the first inning against Texas. The right-hander left after five innings, having given up only an unearned run after that initial outburst by the Rangers.SUTERS 2ND STARTYoung lefty Brent Suter, a 31st-round draft pick out of Harvard in 2012, will start Friday when the Brewers open a three-game series at Colorado. He is going in place of scheduled starter Taylor Jungmann, who suffered a hip injury in a start last Saturday.Suter has pitched 12 1/3 scoreless innings in 12 relief appearances since getting called up for an emergency start Aug. 19 against Seattle, when he allowed four runs in 4 1/3 innings in his major league debut.TRAINERS ROOMBrewers: Jungmann felt pain running to first base during an at-bat Saturday, then stayed in another half-inning before coming out because of his hip abductor.UP NEXTThe Brewers are off Thursday before playing in Colorado on Friday. ' ' '