With these Ticket Stud or Ticket Dud stories I'm turning just a tiny bit of that energy just a few degrees away from cards (we'll still have plenty of them here) for a different kind of cardboard. What am I doing? Simple ... this is an occasional dip into some random ticket lots -- a show and tell showing something small with a story.

This time? An NFL throwback that has the star player on the ticket itself.

Keep reading to see the details this time ... and tell me if you think it's a Ticket Stud or a Ticket Dud.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 64
Base set completion: 
47 of 200 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Patrick Mahomes II, Dak Prescott, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, Mitchell Trubisky, Baker Mayfield, Sam Darnold, Odell Beckham Jr., Larry Fitzgerald, Julian Edelman, Antonio Brown, Amari Cooper, Marlon Mack, Todd Gurley II, Sony Michel, Ezekiel Elliott, Le'Veon Bell

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A new crop of NFL Funko Pop! toys are on the way with a number of young stars in the mix for the first time.

Among the 23-player lineup? No. 1 draft pick Kyler Murray, reigning NFL MVP Patrick Mahomes II and, ironically, a helmetless Antonio Brown with his new team.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Panini Prizm Draft Picks football (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 30
Base set completion: 25 of 100 (25 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Base cards – Ray Lewis, Michael Thomas, Barry Sanders, Nick Chubb, Adrian Peterson, Jared Goff, Derrick Henry, Dak Prescott, Alvin Kamara, Phillip Lindsay, A.J. Green, Cam Newton, JuJu Smith-Schuster, James Conner, Kerryon Johnson, Ezekiel Elliott, Julio Jones, Eric Dickerson, Melvin Gordon III (All-Americans), Leonard Fournette (AA), Clemson Tiger (Mascots), Penn State Nittany Lion (Mascots), Dan Marino (Stained Glass), Emmitt Smith (SG), Sam Darnold (SG)

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