Buzz Break: 2018 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2018 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 64
Base set completion: 
52 of 100 (52 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Patrick Mahomes, Tyreek Hill, Le'Veon Bell, Antonio Brown, Alvin Kamara, Jimmy Garoppolo, Julio Jones, Eli Manning, Rob Gronkowski, J.J. Watt, Christian McCaffrey, Andrew Luck, Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Todd Gurley II, David Johnson

Insert/short-print cards: 11 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rookies (SP) (4) – Terrell Edmunds, Justin Jackson, Derrick Nnadi, Marcus Davenport
Spectrum Blue parallels (2) – Drew Brees, Auden Tate (rookie)
1-2 Punch (1) – Matt Ryan & Julio Jones
Covering Ground (1) – T.Y. Hilton
Introductions (1) – Mike White
Late-game Heroics (1) – Ryan Tannehill
Revolutionaries (1) – Ozzie Newsome

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Newcomers (1) – Saquon Barkley

What's Buzz-worthy: A recent football card run didn't yield much variety at the retail aisle at all, but I figured I'd give this one another low-risk shot as I generally like the brand and its insert lineup this year hasn't been bad at all in these boxes. While it delivered OK on that front, it was the hit in this one that was the highlight of the box. The base design is a little complicated in this one -- not my favorite -- but what you can find here is pretty solid for the price with a good feel for the cardboard. The Blues and these memorabilia cards are only found in blasters so those are pluses for this box, too. Poke around here on The Buzz for a few other breaks of this one in both blaster and other formats to see more. You might see a hobby pack or box busted here soon (once I can figure out my own collecting focus for football this season) though I think this brand's memorabilia inclusions are a definite highlight without a super-premium price. Older Absolute boxes can be fun breaks, too, if the price is right. Check that link above for this one at hobby and to find other years.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A
Fun Grade: B

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