Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Playoff football cards (blaster)

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The box: 2020 Panini Playoff football cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of the highlights from this one.

Packs per box: 7
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 41 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Barry Sanders, LaDainian Tomlinson, Baker Mayfield, Christian McCaffrey, D.K. Metcalf, Drew Brees, Amari Cooper, Josh Allen, Joe Theismann, Dalvin Cook, Matthew Stafford, Nick Bosa, Tony Gonzalez, Cooper Kupp

Insert & short-prints: 14 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rookie Cards (Nos. 201-300) (7) – D'Andre Swift, Cam Akers, A.J. Dillon, Anthony McFarland Jr., Kenneth Murray, Josiah Deguara, K'Lavon Chaisson
Kickoff parallels (1) – Aeneas Williams
Kickoff Rookie Card parallels (2) – Noah Igbinoghene, Quintez Cephus
Call to Arms (2) – Deshaun Watson, Kyler Murray
Rookie Wave (1) – Justin Jefferson
Thunder & Lightning (1) – J.K. Dobbins & Lamar Jackson

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Rookie Stallions (1) – Joe Burrow

What's Buzz-worthy: The thrill of victory and the agony of defeat applies a couple times here. My hit in this blaster, my first for this brand, applies both ways as it's a good hit ... of a guy whose season is over and career will be perhaps not what was expected once he returns. (We'll see how it goes when that happens.) The other part of that thrill/victory bit? Nearly all of my Rookie Cards here were ones I found in my mega box break of this one ... so I don't really get a better taste of what's possible in this one. The good news is that there's a hit every time in these boxes -- and some are autos -- while there are Kickoff parallels only found here along with Red parallels for the Optichrome inserts. Those are Behind The Numbers, Thunder & Lightning, Call to Arms and Rookie Wave. For the Rookie Stallions memorabilia cards there are also prime parallels (/50). Having seen both, I think mega boxes are the safest bet with two hits and some volume but these cheaper boxes might have some flash here and there depending how often the parallels are found for the inserts. If you like what you see, hobby boxes are your safest bet.

Product Grade: A- (thanks to Optichrome presence and potential)
Box Grade: A- (thanks to Burrow and Jefferson)
Fun Grade: B+

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