Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Playoff football cards (jumbo pack)

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The box: 2021 Panini Playoff football cards (jumbo pack)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Keep reading for a full breakdown and gallery of the highlights from this one.

Cards per pack: 40
Base set completion: 30 of 200 (15 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards: Patrick Mahomes, Joe Namath, Tyreek Hill, Jerome Bettis, Rob Gronkowski, Brian Urlacher, Christian McCaffrey, Dan Marino

Insert & short-prints: 10 (all in gallery below with some base)
Rookie Cards (Nos. 201-300) (5) – Mac Jones, Andre Cisco, Nico Collins, Greg Newsome II, Nick Bolton
Kickoff parallels (2) – Tyrann Mathieu, Christian McCaffrey
Kickoff Rookie Card parallels (1) – Amari Rodgers
Call to Arms (1) – Ryan Fitzpatrick
Thunder & Lighting Blue Prizm parallel (1) – Aaron Donald & Jalen Ramsey

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: This one is colorful, bold and simple -- and this single pack delivered surprisingly well. That's all one can really ask for these days -- and it was an $8 pack. I passed on this one in various other formats in the retail wild (blasters and megas) since the increased suggested retail price with a distributor bump were out-kicking my coverage (interest) as a selective NFL ripper. This is a brand I have explored a lot in some past years but didn't do much of last year. This year? I will likely do more -- maybe it's the good pack talking -- but I like the simplicity. The basic set is 200 cards with 100 rookies atop that -- so one in 20 packs for any one RC you might be looking for based on this one -- and that's it save for some inserts and parallels. The Kickoff parallels are gree-foil with a line of text added. The pack also was backed by a pair of Opticthome-stock cards. There are apparently Blue parallels here as well as some die-cut inserts found in these packs. Rookie autograph cards are also in play here. Price aside, I do like the design of this one -- it's a strong photo border but not overbearing. (It comes close but remains comfy for the most part.) All in all, this one surprised me but it also follows the familiar formula of past years with past and present stars all in one place. It works and it's not super-pricey. If they linger at retail with future reloads, I may dabble in the other formats.

Product Grade: A
Pack Grade: A (Mac Jones for the win)
Fun Grade: B+

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