Buzz Break: 2022 Panini Illusions football cards (value pack)

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The pack: 2022 Panini Illusions football cards (value)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)
First Buzz preview: Click here

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Cards per pack: 20
Base set (retail version) completion: 
18 of 100 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Tua Tagovailoa, Patrick Mahomes, Trevor Lawrence, Justin Herbert, Matt Stafford, Justin Fields, Derek Carr, Carson Wentz, George Kittle, Alvin Kamara, Mike Evans, Dalvin Cook, James Conner, Zach Wilson, Aaron Rodgers

Rookie Cards (3) – Kenny Pickett, Drake London, Dameon Pierce

Insert/short-print cards: 2 (everything from pack in gallery below)
King of Cards Orange (1) – Josh Allen
Shining Stars (1) – Jonathan Taylor

 Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I picked up one of those odd mega boxes of this one that included a few jumbo packs of Zenith, this one and then three random NFL cards -- oddly those were just commons thrown in a sleeve -- so, well, I decided it would be more interesting spread over time as single-pack breaks instead of one big break just as I mentioned for my Zenith Buzz Break last week. This one? A little flashier -- a lot flashier literally -- with some good star power but only a pair of inserts that stand apart from the rest here and a respectable but small RC crop. All in all, it works though like a lot of packs out there in the retail wild that price vs. return might not work ... but the Allen being a parallel probably helps a little here. I kind of worn this brand out for me with basketball and some football in the past but this on feels cleaner than some previous years. If I open more, I'll offer more thoughts ... it's a nice brand but not firmly in my wheelhouse for my typical ripping.

Product Grade: A-
Pack Grade: A- (it's not flashy but the two inserts weren't bad and a lot of base here were good names)
Fun Grade: B (not a ton of variety in these)

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