[Michael Wilson](/team/players-roster/michael-wilson/) began the week with the understanding that he would be WR1 for the Cardinals this weekend.
In the 41-22 loss to the 49ers, the third-year wide receiver played like it.
"I haven't had a game like that since high school, so regardless of the outcome of the game, that was a big milestone for myself," Wilson told Paul Calvisi on the [Cardinals Locker Room Show](https://www.azcardinals.com/podcasts/the-cardinals-locker-room-show-michael-wilson-and-jonathan-gannon-react-to-the-41-22-loss-to-the-49ers). "I'm going to be proud of myself because it's hard to get catches in this league."
Wilson finished the game with a career-high 15 receptions for 185 yards. The receptions place him second in team history for a game and the most since the Cardinals arrived in Arizona. Sonny Randle of the St. Louis Cardinals has the franchise record for 16 catches in a game in 1962.
He also became the first Cardinals receiver since DeAndre Hopkins in 2022 to have more than 150 receiving yards in a game.
"I've been here for three years, and I feel like I haven't been able to produce at the level that I wanted to and a lot of that is because my role prior to this game wasn't the number one receiver, and I accepted that role," Wilson said. "If you keep working hard, the laws of nature have a funny way of giving you exactly what you deserve."
There had long been belief throughout the building that a performance like Sunday's was within reach for Wilson. Yet with Marvin Harrison Jr. and Trey McBride on the field, Wilson's chances were tempered.
McBride still produced on Sunday, hauling in double-digit receptions for 115 yards. Harrison, however, was sidelined following his appendectomy surgery on Monday night. It's unclear how long Harrison will be out, although there's no shortage of confidence if Wilson remains.
"That's what we expected from him," Brissett said. "He was going to rise to the occasion. Like I said earlier in the week in my press conference, I was excited for the opportunity to present itself for him that he was going to put on display what we all see every day. I thought he played his butt off and made a bunch of plays for us."