Buzz Break: 2019 Score football cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2019 Score football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 12
Cards per pack: 11
Cards in this box: 132
Base set completion: 
103 of 440 (23 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Cam Newton, Carson Wentz, Sam Darnold, Lamar Jackson, J.J. Watt, Christian McCaffrey, Nick Mullens, Alvin Kamara, George Kittle, Todd Gurley, Michael Thomas, Sony Michel, Philip Rivers

Rookie Cards (33) – Notables include Dwayne Haskins, Daniel Jones, Riley Ridley, Deionte Thompson, Damien Harris, Rashan Gary, Darrell Henderson, Terry McLaurin, A.J. Brown, Nasir Adderley, Dexter Lawrence, Alexander Mattison, Bryce Love, Noah Fant, D.K. Metcalf

Insert cards: 27 (all in gallery below)
Gold parallel (3) – Saquon Barkley, Myles Jack, Johnathan Abram (RC)
Showcase parallel (1) – LeSean McCoy (/100)
NFL Draft (3) – Nick Bosa, Marquise Brown, Rodney Anderson
All-Hands Team (2) – Adam Thielen, Antonio Brown
Captains (3) – Tom Brady, Cam Newton, Wesley Woodyard
Celebration (1) – DeAndre Hopkins
Fantasy Stars (3) – Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers, Cam Newton
Huddle Up (1) – New England Patriots
Signal Callers (3) – Andrew Luck, Dak Prescott, Matt Ryan
Throwbacks (2) – Ryan Kerrigan, Matt Ryan
Epix Game (1) – Michael Thomas
Epix Game Gold (1) – Patrick Mahomes II
Epix Moment (1) – Patrick Mahomes II
Epix Season (2) – James Conner, Aaron Donald

Autographs/Memorabilia: 2
Signatures (1) – Alex Mack
Home & Away - Away (1) – Alshon Jeffery

What's Buzz-worthy: This box packed an unexpected surprise before I got to the obviously thicker memorabilia-card pack I saved for the end. One of the packs included an autograph inside adding to the guaranteed blaster-exclusive memorabilia card. Neither players are big finds, but landing both along with a meaty array of inserts and cards in these jam-packed blasters gets this box a top grade. The Rookie Card crop in this one had a few highlights but nothing really big but the inserts pack some top names and even my first pack led off with a blaster-only Gold parallel of Saquon Barkley. Score seemed to be a quick-mover at retail so far in my region -- this was my only box on the shelf so the double-hit box was somebody else's doing picks-wise -- and it's a safe simple break that can satisfy a few types of collectors. Hit that link above for hobby if you want ink -- four per box -- and you'll land about 150 rookies/inserts/parallels there. The hobby boxes also include stamped 1989 Score buybacks -- a nod to the landmark debut set for this brand that's hit an anniversary this year. About the only drawback here is that the design doesn't follow that original as an exact copy. The white bar between the nameline and the photo here definitely bugs me in comparison to the original design and this is a design that I think would work better without white borders. All in all, though, you get a deep checklist with a number of good photos and the mess of inserts in either hobby or blasters. This is one worth a look for a hobby box. After ripping that you might rip into one of these to finish things up if you're working on sets. This one has a good feel to it where that also would be a move to consider.

Product Grade: A-
Box Grade: A+ (thanks to extra hit)
Fun Grade: A-

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