EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. – Kurt Warner and Michael Strahan made sure the Giants didn’t have a letdown against the injury ravaged Browns.

Warner set up a touchdown run by Tiki Barber with a long pass, and the veteran quarterback capped another drive with his second career regular-season TD run in a 27-10 win over the Browns yesterday.

Strahan had two sacks and two fumble recoveries and the defense made life miserable for Browns quarterback Jeff Garcia to help the Giants (2-1) win their second straight under Tom Coughlin and hand Cleveland (1-2) its second straight loss. The two-game winning streak matched the Giants’ high for last season, when they went 4-12 under Jim Fassel.

Steve Christie added field goals of 43 and 25 yards and Mike Cloud iced the game with a late 5-yard touchdown run for the Giants.

Jeff Garcia, who had a 0.0 quarterback rating against Dallas last weekend, hit Quincy Morgan on a 3-yard touchdown pass and Phil Dawson kicked a 49-yard field goal for the Browns, who got all their points after falling behind 17-0.

Cleveland had six starters hurt in last week’s loss to the Cowboys, and it also lost linebacker Ben Taylor with a shoulder injury in the first quarter.

The Giants did all the little things in winning. They didn’t turn the ball over, they made big plays and they held Cleveland in check with great field position, especially the punting of Jeff Feagles.

Warner, who was 19-of-27 for 286 yards, hit Amani Toomer on a pass of 47 yards to set up Barber’s 8-yard TD run in the first quarter and a 38-yarder to set up his own 1-yard scramble in the third.

The Browns were held to 89 total yards in the first half, in which four of their six series started inside their own 14-yard line, including three inside the 10.

Cleveland didn’t get inside Giant territory until it gained 43 yards and reached the Giants 49 on its last drive of the half. A fourth-down desperation heave by Garcia (21-of-31 for 180) was intercepted by rookie Gibril Wilson, who was starting his first game for the injured Shaun Williams.

While the Giants had much better field position, it only translated into 10 first-half points. Warner drove the Giants 71 yards in three plays on their second possession. Consecutive passes of 16 and 47 yards to Toomer got the ball to the 8-yard line. Barber scored on a sweep on the next play.

Christie added his 43-yard field goal after a 35-yard drive that featured an 18-yard pass to Tim Carter.

Trailing 10-0, Cleveland took the second-half kickoff and drove to the Giants 5-yard line. Garcia fumbled the snap on second down and Strahan recovered. Warner then drove the Giants 95 yards in 11 plays with the biggest being a personal foul against Cleveland safety Robert Griffith for a late hit on Carter after an incomplete pass on second-and 11 from the New York 1.

A holding penalty against Morgan in the third quarter also nullified a 49-yard touchdown run by William Green.