Not sure if this guy is for real or if that guy can do it again, then dig a little deeper and take a look at the numbers; numbers don’t lie. With week six approaching fast, there’s no time to stumble, take aim because you’ve targeted the right place and we’ve got your fix.

Who’s worried….

Put him in a new uniform and in a new city and the old Braylon Edwards returns making one exciting grab after the other. Monday night was a trip down memory lane for some and a reminder of what Edwards is capable of doing when he gets the opportunity. It looks like the change of scenery is working well for Braylon who finished Monday’s game with five catches, but most notable were the 11 total passes thrown his direction. His total numbers in week five didn’t set any houses on fire, but it looks like this Edwards and “Kid Sensation” could just be getting started.

It took one question about the chemistry between he and his quarterback to spark the Bronco’s second year receiver Eddie Royal. Last week when asked, Orton responded that there were no issues, that he and Royal had a great mix; 15 passes and 10 receptions later and I would say he was right.

It certainly appears that Wes Welker is back or at least Tom Brady seems to think so. Welker has been slowed with a knee injury this season, but that has not stopped his quarterback from calling his number. In Welker’s last two games he’s only total 134 yards receiving with 14 catches, but the truth is Brady has looked his way 26 times. At some point Welker will start putting up his normal numbers, and as long as he’s healthy enough to go, expect to see Brady look his way.

Keep your Eye on these gems…

Last week the rookie in Philly, Jeremy Maclin blew up for big yards and two scores. On the afternoon, McNabb pulled the trigger on his newest weapon eight times and the two connected twice for long strikes; a 51 yard touchdown pass and a 40 yard touchdown pass. Over the past two games Maclin has been targeted just 15 times, but after Sunday’s showcase you can bet that number will rise.

In Denver with so many weapons in the passing game there hardly seems to be any chance for any other receivers not named Marshall or Royal. Well that doesn’t appear to be the case for wide receiver Jabar Gaffney. He’s not been the most productive option in Denver, but he has no fewer that four targets in a single game this season and eight last Sunday were the most. With the offense seeming to be heating up (48 pass attempts last week), Gaffney could become more relevant than what most thought.

Here is the breakdown for fantasy pass catchers (targets) this season;

Through five weeks:

Top-30 Targeted Pass-catchers

Player                                               Targt

Johnson, Andre WR HOU              52

Burleson, Nate WR SEA                 49

Smith, Steve WR NYG                    49

Moss, Randy WR NE                       48

Wayne, Reggie WR IND                 48

Ochocinco, Chad WR CIN              46

Houshmandzadeh, T.J. WR SEA    45

Clark, Dallas TE IND                       42

Smith, Steve WR CAR                    42

Winslow, Kellen TE TB                             42

Holmes, Santonio WR PIT             41

Johnson, Calvin WR DET               41

Welker, Wes WR NE                       41

Ward, Hines WR PIT                      40

Davis, Vernon TE SF                       39

Holt, Torry WR JAC                       39

Daniels, Owen TE HOU                  38

Boldin, Anquan WR ARI                 37

Gage, Justin WR TEN                     37

Marshall, Brandon WR DEN          37

Royal, Eddie WR DEN                     37

Washington, Nate WR TEN           37

Clayton, Mark WR BAL                  36

Cotchery, Jerricho WR NYJ           36

White, Roddy WR ATL                             36

Carlson, John TE SEA                     35

Fitzgerald, Larry WR ARI               35

Gates, Antonio TE SD                     35

Manningham, Mario WR NYG       35

Moss, Santana WR WAS                35

Muhammad, Muhsin WR CAR      35

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Backup goalie Wade Dubielewicz played solid in replacement for Rick DiPietro, one of three players to sit out because of the illness. But the offense failed to provide support against a Kings team that entered the contest with the NHL’s lowest point total.

Instead of putting a solid effort against a young team, the Islanders took one penalty too many, setting up Rob Blake’s game-winning tally with the man advantage in a 3-1 loss in front of another small crowd at Nassau Coliseum.

The loss, coupled with a Rangers victory, knocked the Isles out of the eighth and final playoff spot in the Eastern Conference. It also stretched the home losing streak to six, a stretch that could prove to be the determining factor when the final postseason positions are settled.

“We need to get this thing going whether we shake up the line combinations or shorten our shifts to get out of this funk we’re in,” Islanders coach Ted Nolan said.

Defenseman Bryan Berard provided the only excitement all night for the home team. He intercepted Lubomir Visnovsky’s pass intended for Brian Willsie in the Kings zone and fired a shot that beat goalie Jason LeBarbera stick-side to tie it at 1 at 14:19 in the first.

LaBarbera would not allow anything more after that, finishing with 28 saves. The netminder extended the Islanders losing streak to three games before they head into Montreal on Saturday.

Assistant captain Mike Sillinger said perhaps a change of scenery could ignite a spark, though the 16-year veteran says wins need to start coming at home in order to make a return trip to the postseason.

“We were a good team at home last year and we made the playoffs,” Sillinger said. “We’re going to have to pick up our play. Especially in our building, we have to come out from the first shift.

“It seems like we’ve been stuck at 54 points for awhile. It’s frustrating, but it’s no time to start pointing fingers.”

Los Angeles couldn’t muster anything on special teams early on, going scoreless through the first four power play opportunities. That changed on the fifth try after the Islanders were tagged for having too many men on the ice midway through the final period.

Winger Dustin Brown glided a shot from the point that connected with Blake, who was stationed right in front of the crease. Blake extended his stick blade in time to deflect the puck through Dubielewicz’s pads, giving the Kings a 2-1 lead with 12:38 remaining in the game. Alexander Frolov added an empty-net goal for the clincher.

“W were in the box a lot,” said Berard, who also took a shift on the Islanders lone power play opportunity. “Our penalty killing’s been great for us, but they’re going to score [occasionally]. That was the difference tonight.”

Berard was one of five players who missed Wednesday’s practice with the flu. DiPietro, Andy Sutton and Ruslan Fedotenko sat out, but Berard and Sillinger both contributed. Nolan said health wasn’t an issue. He even called a lackluster second period that featured no scoring an experience as exciting as watching paint dry.

“The fact remains we didn’t compete,” Nolan said. “We didn’t find a way.”

Matt Moulson scored the opening goal 10:35 into the first. His fifth tally of the season helped the Kings improve to 6-2-1 in the past nine games. It also gave los Angeles three points through the first two contests of a 15-day trip that encompasses games against entire Atlantic Division along with matchups against Detroit, Columbus and St. Louis.

Dubielewicz made the first save against Moulson but couldn’t stop his second chance that was pushed into the net before the goalie could stop it with his left pad.

“The guy came around the net and tried to wrap it. It went off something in front.,” Dubielewicz said. “That’s our luck right now: he misses it and gets a second whack and puts it in. It’s the way things are going for us.”

Standing by his locker after the emergency start, Dubielewicz said the losses are frustrating, though he insisted there are positives that can be taken into Montreal.

“We’re in a pretty big hole right now but hopefully we took a good step tonight towards climbing our way out.”

Notes: During the second period, the announced crowd of 10,148 sounded like a Lincoln Center audience during the middle of a performance. It was the second straight home game in which the attendance figure failed to crack the 11,000 mark…DiPietro dressed and was available as the backup goalie…Brendan Witt was the only Islander to finish with a positive rating in the plus-minus category.