Michael Wilson Week 9 Outlook - Bears at Cardinals

By Derek Brown (FantasyPros), Thu, Oct 31st 2024, 1:05pm EDT

Wilson is the WR55 in fantasy points per game with three weeks as a WR3 in weekly fantasy scoring this season. He has three red zone targets in his last four games. Wilson is second on the team in deep targets (six), which could come in handy this week. Since Week 4, Chicago has allowed the 13th-highest adjusted completion rate, the 12th-highest passer rating, and the 11th-most passing yards per game to deep passing. While his role in the deep passing game should help him, the coverage shell matchup this week doesn't do him any favors. Chicago has the fifth-highest rate of single high (59.8%). Against single high, Wilson has had a 17% target share, a 23.1% air-yard share, only 1.35 YPRR, and a 19.7% first-read share. Against single-high teams, the Cardinals' passing attack has heavily flowed through Harrison Jr. and McBride. This week, you're really hoping for him to convert a deep target against this secondary to pay off as a flex. The Bears are 16th in receiving yards per game and 19th in fantasy points per game against perimeter wide receivers.