There were no holes in his game.

That's a cheesehead joke so don't take it too literal -- even though it's true -- Green Bay Packers QB Aaron Rodgers had a day during a 42-24 win over the Raiders. How big? He had a part in every TD scored for his team on Sunday, completing 25 of 31 passes for 429 yards and five TDs -- and he added two carries for six yards and one more score, too. All of his passing TDs went to different receivers and he also made a mark in the overall record book as he reached 350 TDs in just his 172nd game.

That's the fastest pace in NFL history as Drew Brees had held that pace record at 180 games. The prices of Rodgers' early cardboard should make it obvious in some instances that he's easily among the all-time greats statistically -- though there are some bargains to be found with his 2005 Rookie Cards. He sits at ninth on the career passing TD list at 351 but with five other active guys ahead of him (also a sign that NFL offenses have changed in recent years). Fun unrelated QB fact: Did you know Tom Brady is just 12 TDs shy of tying the NFL record? So, watch for that this season -- and you need to watch all of the cards for guys at the top of this list. Cheaper early Rodgers cards are worth picking up.

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What's Buzzing Today: Waiting on the World Series, sketch cards, Sam Darnold on Monday Night, NFL sleepers, big pulls & more.

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but case breaks and big pulls in today's edition.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2019 Panini Absolute Football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 8
Cards per box: 64
Base set completion: 
55 of 200 (28 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Nick Chubb, Andrew Luck, Mitchell Trubisky, Derek Carr, Mark Ingram, David Johnson, Deshaun Watson, Christian McCaffrey, Matt Ryan, Sony Michel, Sam Darnold

Rookies (32) – Daniel Jones, Damien Harris, Emanuel Hall, Juan Thornhill, Jarrett Stidham, Marquise Blair, Ryan Finley, Alex Barnes, Gary Jennings Jr., Deandre Baker, N'Keal Harry, Ugo Amadi, Elijah Holyfield, Bryce Love, Ryquell Armstead, Irv Smith Jr., Oshane Ximines, Riley Ridley, Jahlani Tavai, Easton Stick, Lil'Jordan Humphrey, Anthony Johnson, Rodney Anderson, Darwin Thompson, Mack Wilson, Julian Love, Noah Fant, Devin White, J.J. Arcega-Whiteside, Drew Sample, T.J. Hockenson, Josh Oliver

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What's Buzzing Today: NBA and Panini Prizm chatter revolve heavily around Zion Williamson, collector admits getting scammed, new 2019 Topps Update and Absolute NFL pulls and ... should Panini consider a FOTL lottery system?

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What: 2019 Donruss Optic football cards
Arrives: Dec. 20
Box basics: One autograph per 20-pack hobby box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Optic hits the field once again with an Optichromed take on Donruss with an autograph in every box and a rookie in every pack plus plenty more.

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What: 2019 Panini Contenders football cards
Arrives: Jan. 3
Box basics: Five autographs per 18-pack box (12 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Contenders takes the field again with a new rookie crop, some new looks to the past and more from this popular football favorite.

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 6.

The box: 1991 Pro Set Series 1 football cards
The cost: Can vary a lot for this one ... see new NFL boxes here

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 4.

The box: 2018 Panini Contenders football cards (11-pack blaster)
The cost: Click here

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 3.

The pack: 1989 Score football cards
The cost: Dirt cheap this time (normally around $10) see new NFL boxes here

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Do you like Buzz Breaks? Today's your day then as we launch 8 in 8 -- a series of a eight breaks of wax boxes and wax packs in as many hours today. We'll post one every hour ... this is Hour 1.

The box: 2019 Leaf Metal All-American Bowl football cards (hobby box)
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Buzz buys and busts a lot of boxes right here for Buzz Breaks, but one of my goals just might be to rip fewer blasters this year and talk more about cardboard that I -- and you -- might like. One way to do that? Simple show and tell -- present a few pick-ups and say why they captured my attention. Would they capture yours? I'd be interested to know -- sometimes they might, sometimes they won't and that's fine. It's a buyer's market out there with plenty of options and bargains as well as high-end gems to chase.

So, with all that said, here are a few Buzz Buys ... and this time around there's a mix of everything but mostly on the affordable side.

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WAIT, WHAT?
The Card: Brock Lesnar 2004 Leaf Rookies & Stars NFL RC (SGC 9)
The Price: $20
Why it’s Buzz-worthy: Love 'em or hate 'em, you can't argue with one interesting and unique fact about Brock Lesnar when it comes to cardboard -- he's got Rookie Cards in wrestling, MMA and pro football and that's something that's just not that common. I can think of a lot of two-sport players on cards between various combinations for MLB, NFL, NBA and WWE but, three? Sure, Lesnar never actually played in a real NFL game -- the Vikings cut him before the season started -- but it got him a few cards that do remain popular and a tad pricey these days due to their novelty and relative scarcity. He had 15 cards in three brands -- Rookies & Stars, Playoff Honors and Sweet Spot -- and some can sell for more than this. I grabbed it since I'd never found one and it was slabbed for not much more than a raw copy -- and also purely for the novelty. Some raw copies of this have higher asking prices than this over on eBay, too, while his cards for the other two sports are easy finds.
Grab a box right here: Nothing for NFL, but WWE boxes are here

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Call it a week for the recent rookies.

NFL Week 6 didn't have a lot of flashy games for collectors early on if you ask me, but New York Jets QB Sam Darnold returned for just his second game of the year and helped knock off the Dallas Cowboys 24-22 to give it some spark. He completed 23 of 32 passes for 338 yards with two TDs and a pick in the game, which had to have helped spark some life into his Rookie Cards from last year's boxes -- he's in everything then -- as the only attention they had been getting was for mono/spleen jokes.

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What's Buzzing Today: MLB postseason chatter powered by Carlos Correa, NFL talk, seeing Red in Bowman Chrome, sketch cards and hunting Zion Williamson in both sticker as well as high-end form.

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What's Buzzing Today: Gleyber Torres put on a show and breaks from WWE, MLB, NFL and college basketball to start things off today.

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From time to time, Buzz will break a box of something and post the results here. Like this and want to see more? Or maybe there's a box you'd want to see busted? Send Buzz an email at BlowoutBuzz@blowoutcards.com.

The box: 2018 Donruss football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 8 (seven Donruss, one 2017 Panini Illusions)
Cards per box: 61
Base set completion: 
36 of 300 (12 percent)
Duplicates: 3

Notables on base cards – Barry Sanders, Carson Wentz, Brian Urlacher, Marcus Mariota, T.J. Watt, J.J. Watt, Derek Carr

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The box: 2019 Panini Unparalleled football cards (mega box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 8
Cards per pack: 7
Cards per box: 56
Base set completion: 
42 of 200 (21 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notables on base cards – Saquon Barkley, Julio Jones, Derrick Henry, Calvin Ridley, J.J. Watt, T.J. Watt, Eli Manning, Philip Rivers, Nick Chubb, Russell Wilson, Odell Beckham Jr., Dalvin Cook, Kyle Van Noy, Marcus Mariota

Standard Rookie Cards (14) – Jeff Wilson Jr., Dan Arnold, River Cracraft, Samson Ebukam, Jayon Brown, Mike Hilton, Kamu Grugier-Hill, Peter Kalambayi, John Johnson III, Keith Kirkwood, Deshazor Everett, Holton Hill, Keith Ford, Anthony Firkser

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What's Buzzing Today: New case breaks, Astros vs. Yankees, Gerrit Cole, Rookie Cards needing logos and Patrick Mahomes in today's edition.

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What's Buzzing Today: Cardinals vs. Braves, other MLB chatter, MLB breaks, NBA hot takes, bail or buy on Baker Mayfield and more in today's edition.

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What: 2019 Panini Rookies & Stars football cards
Arrives: Dec. 2
Box basics: Two autographs and two memorabilia cards per six-pack box (14 boxes per case)
Order: Click here (live soon)

What's buzz-worthy: Rookies & Stars is back on the gridiron with boxes that deliver plenty of stuff with both standard and Optichrome cards in the mix for just what its name says.

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What's Buzzing Today: A big pull hidden in a pack all these years, MLB postseason chatter, Zion Williamson Immaculate chase and plenty more in today's edition.

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Colt McCoy didn't have a good day on Sunday, making just this third NFL start of the last five years -- it ended with 119 yards, a pick, two fumbles and six sacks against the reigning Super Bowl champs -- but it was enough to remind me of an old story that I don't think has ever been told before.

Or, if it has, I totally missed it ... so work with me here.

It was a decade ago when McCoy was finishing up his second season of being a top-three guy in Heisman voting -- a star for the Texas Longhorns where he threw 27 touchdowns as a senior, upping his career total to 112 (to just 45 picks) in four years, ending his career with 13,253 yards and a collection of awards and team records that might even make Nick Saban blush.

But when it came to signing autographs after all that? Well, he was still a rookie and his 2010 Panini Prestige Pro Helmets Autograph card shows how.

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Remember me?

Green Bay Packers RB Aaron Jones has had some flashes of brilliance at times since his rookie campaign back in 2017 but even his best games were nothing compared to what he did on Sunday against the Cowboys. Jones had 19 carries for 107 yards and four -- yes, four -- TDs in a 34-24 win in Dallas.

Only five RBs in NFL history put up a better scoring day on the ground than Jones, while four has been done many, many times in league history. This wasn't a career day for Jones for yardage -- not even his best game this season there -- but it's one that should get more collectors looking at his cards as they've been overshadowed by the RCs of two new classes since he showed up. He didn't have a boatload of autograph cards as a rookie (less than 100) and doesn't have a lot of cards in general now but you can find him.

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What's Buzzing Today: MLB postseason chatter, new Star Wars breaks and other big pulls as Buzz waits for his caffeine to kick in on this Monday morning.

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