Buzz 8 in 8: Busting 2018 Panini Contenders NFL (Hour 4)

Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards (11-pack blaster)
The cost: Click here

What's inside this one? Keep reading ...

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
75 of 100 (75 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Tom Brady, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, Aaron Donald, Mitchell Trubisky, JuJu Smith-Schuster, Christian McCaffrey, Matthew Stafford, Cam Newton, Deshaun Watson, Michael Thomas, Derek Carr, Drew Brees, Jimmy Garoppolo, Larry Fitzgerald, Adam Thielen, Russell Wilson, Matt Ryan, Dak Prescott, Jameis Winston, J.J. Watt, Jared Goff, Eli Manning, Ezekiel Elliott, Le'Veon Bell, Andrew Luck

Insert cards: 13 (all in gallery below with some base)
MVP Contenders (2) – Deshaun Watson, Kareem Hunt
Rookie of the Year Contenders (3) – Lamar Jackson, Sam Darnold, Royce Freeman
Ruby Rookie of the Year Contenders (1) – Calvin Ridley
Round Numbers (2) – Baker Mayfield & Sam Darnold, Courtland Sutton & Dante Pettis
Team Quads (2) – Raiders, Rams
Legendary Contenders (2) – Dan Marino, Tony Gonzalez
Ruby Legendary Contenders (1) – Peyton Manning

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: My first one of these was an A+ box with a rare parallel auto but this one was a little more back to reality -- but with a really solid run of insert cards to help things out ... a little. ... As said last time, more packs, more inserts but no guaranteed hit -- but autographs one in every five boxes. That's the trade-off here in these made-for-Fanatics blaster boxes that you can get at the link above -- stuff Buzz will admit not even knowing existed until recently. There are also two Ruby parallels of insert cards to be found in these boxes, upping the insert volume here to nearly (but not quite) three times as much as a standard blaster. I like that but it still needs more as the rest of the box is solely base cards here -- which will seem even rougher if you don't land a hit like this box. Since this brand is historically all about chasing autos, there is plenty of the inserts to go around (especially a year later) out there for sale, but if you land a key name from a good rookie crop here on a Ruby parallel there could be some surprises. There aren't a whole lot of examples on eBay completeds, but a Mahomes MVP Contenders sold for $25 in July and a Team Quad for the Giants went for $13. My Ruby cards here this time hit a sweet spot for me with a new guy and a legend -- stronger than my last box -- but there was not much else here beyond inserts. ... The standard blasters are dry but safe with a memorabilia card (or auto in some instances) every time but for not much more these give you a lot more upside with some luck. With the notable rookies in this one, it's worth a look -- as long as you can handle boxes like this one without an auto.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B (good inserts this time)
Fun Grade: B (needs more inserts or something else)

What's next? Be back in an hour ...

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