Buzz Break: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL (blaster)

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The box: 2021 Panini Chronicles NFL football cards (blaster)
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Keep reading for a breakdown and gallery of what was in this one.

Packs per box: 6
Cards per pack: 7
Cards in this box: 42
Chronicles set completion: 
18 of 100 (18 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Tom Brady, Tua Tagovailoa, Deebo Samuel, Josh Jacobs

Rookie Cards (5) – Trevor Lawrence, Ja'Marr Chase, Nico Collins, Javonte Williams, Eli Mitchell

Inserts: 24 (all in gallery below with some base)
Chronicles Pink (4) – Eli Mitchell, Darren Waller, Calvin Ridley, Baker Mayfield
Clear Vision (2) – Eli Mitchell, Kyle Trask
Flux (1) – Najee Harris
Gridiron Kings (2) – Trevor Lawrence, Micah Parsons
Gridiron Kings Pink (2) – Eli Mitchell, Odafe Oweh
Luminance (1) – Michael Carter
Magnitude (2) – Tom Brady, Derrick Henry
Playoff Momentum (2) – Dyami Brown, Amon-ra St. Brown
Panini (1) – Justin Fields
Panini Pink (2) – Sam Ehlinger, Chuba Hubbard
Prestige (4) – Pat Freiermuth, Kyle Trask, Rondale Moore, Kyle Pitts
Score Update (Optichrome) (1) – Mac Jones

Autographs/Memorabilia: None

What's Buzz-worthy: I meant to grab a pair of these because it's already a favorite of mine for NFL releases this year, but I mistakenly ordered two Prestige (see how that worked out yesterday ... a 1/1). This one? It continued to deliver for me with Optichrome-stock cards of Mac Jones and Najee Harris -- two guys I'd personally be looking for among the crop here. Also in play making this a very good box? Tom Brady appearances, Trevor Lawrence appearances, Justin Fields and some Eli Mitchell action -- he came up just short of 1,000 yards last year. I dig the variety here a lot -- the acetate cards and Optic cards here make it a solid mix -- and this is one with the rookie crop that I'll definitely do more of. ... This one is right there in the Chronicles wheelhouse but the base set is bigger this time and you get more cards per box than the draft picks release for the new year. Does it work? I think so. The base set here has always been a little simple if not downright bland but in my mind I think that's to help show how the other sets are so different and, easily, better.

Product Grade: A
Box Grade: A (a strong box to me ... though you could land autos and numbered)
Fun Grade: A- (larger base set doesn't mean a lot to me here but does get more names)

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