Buzz Break: 2020 Panini Prestige football cards (blaster box)

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The box: 2020 Panini Prestige NFL cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (when available)

Keep reading for a full breakdown of what was in this one along with a gallery of images.

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: Christian McCaffrey, Derrick Henry, Ezekiel Elliott, Baker Mayfield, Carson Wentz, Amari Cooper, Jared Goff, Matthew Stafford, JuJu Smith-Schuster, T.J. Watt, J.J. Watt, Dalvin Cook, Gardner Minshew, Travis Kelce, Jimmy Garoppolo, Larry Fitzgerald

Inserts/short-prints: 16 (all in gallery below along with some stars and rookies)
Rookie Cards (Nos. 201-300) (8) – Xavier McKinney, Terrell Lewis, Antonio Gibson, Brandon Aiyuk, Harrison Bryant, Tristan Wirfs, Michael Pittman Jr., James Morgan
Xtra Points Blue (2) – Jaylon Smith, Adam Thielen
Highlight Reel (1) – Ryan Tannehill
Old School (1) – Bernie Kosar
Prestigious Pros (1) – Derrick Henry
Prestige Worldwide (1) – Travis Kelce
Prestige Worldwide Blue (1) – Deshaun Watson
Powerhouse (1) – Nick Chubb

Autographs/Memorabilia: 1
Stars of the NFL (1) – Alvin Kamara

What's Buzz-worthy: My third box of this one included a run of nearly identical base cards for a third time -- something to watch for apparently despite it being a 200-card set -- but that's not that big of a deal as this one is all about the inserts and Rookie Cards along with a guaranteed hit. This box wasn't as flashy as others I've ripped that had a short-printed RC (see the list in the gallery) and some notable rookie and star inserts, but it wasn't short anything and did have a decent  young name (not a rookie!) for the hit. As I mentioned before, I like the look of this one a lot, though the use of full-body photos on pretty much every card (it gets repetitive and some images feel stiff while others are good) does bug me. Perhaps it wouldn't with some tighter crops here and there? I like the college colors in this one -- we'll get plenty of NFL stuff at some point -- but with the NFL logos getting a simple showcase in the corner on rookies' cardboard. There are bigger box formats to consider, too, with megas out there but I think I'd do more Chronicles Draft Picks megas before going that route here -- though the NFL megas have two autos and there's always safety in volume with releases like this one so bigger boxes give you more shots at landing key names. 

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: B+
Fun Grade: B

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