So, what is Eli Manning’s “take’’ on whether he should play in the Giants’ regular-season finale Sunday afternoon against the Redskins at FedEx Field?

“My take is to play,’’ Manning said Monday. “Go in there, play well, try to find a good rhythm offensively, going against a team in the division, a team you know well, they know us. I think that’s the mindset. Until I’m told differently, that’s how I’m taking it.’’

The Giants (10-5) are locked into the No. 5 slot in the NFC playoff tournament, no matter what happens as they close out their regular season. Ben McAdoo, the first-year head coach, has his first decision to make on whether he goes pedal-to-the-metal in this game, plays it totally cautiously or opts for something in between as far as the deployment of his players the week before an NFC wild-card playoff game.

It would be a surprise if McAdoo keeps many of his starters out of the game entirely. Manning has a streak of 198 consecutive regular-season starts, and he likely will make No. 199 on Sunday — even if he doesn’t finish the game.

“No, that doesn’t play in,’’ Manning said of his starting streak. “I’m gonna do whatever Coach McAdoo thinks best for the team, best for me, best for us going forward. That won’t play a factor.’’

This game happens to be against an NFC East rival, and the Giants are coming off a 24-19 loss to another division rival, the Eagles, in Philadelphia. Plus, the Giants already were beaten once by the Redskins, 29-27, in late September in a penalty-filled downer at MetLife Stadium.

“So that would be tough going in not trying to beat Washington, you understand what I’m saying?’’ linebacker Jonathan Casillas said. “I think McAdoo, he’s a guy he wants to beat the Washington Redskins.’’

Casillas has been this way before. He was a rookie with the Saints in 2009 when they won Super Bowl XLIV. He was an occasional starter for the Patriots in 2014 when they won Super Bowl XLIX. He has seen the benefit of resting players at the end of the regular season to ensure health in the playoffs.

“Especially if you got guys who are banged up, kind of on the injury report, who can possibly play but an extra week of rest would be fantastic,’’ Casillas said. “We do have guys like that. If McAdoo decides to do that, so be it. We still want to finish this regular season strong, and Washington has beat us already.’’

Casillas is dealing with a knee issue and said “probably like 90 percent of the guys’’ have some sort of physical ailment this late in the season.

“I want to play,’’ Casillas said. “If I have to miss time, so be it. I don’t even like missing practice. We’ll see what we decide to do.’’

Patriots coach Bill Belichick sounded a bit bewildered when asked Monday whether he will rest some of his players in the final regular-season game against the Dolphins. The Patriots (13-2) would clinch the No. 1 seed in the AFC with a win.

“I mean, look, I don’t really understand that question,’’ Belichick said. “We have — I don’t know how many starters we have — but we have a lot more than — we can only inactivate seven players. This isn’t like a preseason game where you have 75 guys on your roster. This is a regular season game. I don’t really understand that whole line of questioning. I’m not saying I’m a great mathematician or anything, but the numbers just don’t add up for that type of conversation, so there’s no point in even getting involved in it.’’