Michael George Wilson Week 1 Preview vs. the Saints

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Michael George Wilson has a good matchup when his Arizona Cardinals play the New Orleans Saints in Week 1 (Sunday, 1 p.m. ET). The Saints allowed 238.5 passing yards per game last season, sixth-worst in the league.

Michael Wilson filled up his receiving stat line last year, collecting 47 receptions for 548 yards and four TDs. He was targeted 71 times and produced 34.3 yards per game.

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Wilson vs. the Saints

  • Wilson vs the Saints (since 2021): No games
  • Against New Orleans last season, five players racked up more than 100 receiving yards in a game.
  • The Saints allowed 16 players to reel in a touchdown pass against them last season.
  • Looking at pass defense, New Orleans allowed only three players to catch at least two touchdown passes against it last year.
  • The 238.5 yards per game conceded by the Saints through the air last season were the 27th-ranked pass defense in NFL play.
  • The Saints gave up 19 passing touchdowns (1.1 per game) last year to rank fourth in league play.

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Wilson Receiving Insights

  • Wilson went over on receiving yards prop bets in eight of his 16 games (50.0%) a season ago.
  • He was targeted on 71 throws last year, averaging 7.7 yards per target (82nd in NFL).
  • In four of 16 games last season, Michael George Wilson had a receiving touchdown. But he did not have a game with multiple receiving TDs.

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Wilson's Last Season Performance

Opponent Date Week Receiving Stats Rushing Stats
vs. Bills 9/8/2024 Week 1 2 TAR / 1 REC / 5 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 9/15/2024 Week 2 2 TAR / 2 REC / 31 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Lions 9/22/2024 Week 3 9 TAR / 8 REC / 64 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Commanders 9/29/2024 Week 4 7 TAR / 3 REC / 38 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. 49ers 10/6/2024 Week 5 6 TAR / 5 REC / 78 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Packers 10/13/2024 Week 6 4 TAR / 2 REC / 21 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Chargers 10/21/2024 Week 7 3 TAR / 1 REC / 15 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Dolphins 10/27/2024 Week 8 6 TAR / 5 REC / 31 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Bears 11/3/2024 Week 9 1 TAR / 0 REC / 0 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Jets 11/10/2024 Week 10 4 TAR / 3 REC / 24 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 11/24/2024 Week 12 4 TAR / 2 REC / 54 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Vikings 12/1/2024 Week 13 7 TAR / 5 REC / 55 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Seahawks 12/8/2024 Week 14 3 TAR / 2 REC / 57 YDS / 1 TD 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Patriots 12/15/2024 Week 15 2 TAR / 2 REC / 9 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Panthers 12/22/2024 Week 16 5 TAR / 2 REC / 44 YDS / 0 TDs 0 ATT / 0 YDS / 0 TDs
vs. Rams 12/28/2024 Week 17 6 TAR / 4 REC / 22 YDS / 0 TDs 1 ATT / 7 YDS / 0 TDs