Sunday Superstars: NFL Week 7 cardboard icons include Aaron Rodgers, Marvin Jones Jr., Chase Edmonds, Dalvin Cook & more
This entry was posted on October 21, 2019
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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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Keep reading for more guys who generated some buzz on the field this week.
-- Marvin Jones Jr., WR, Lions It's been a while since this guy's 2012 Rookie Cards arrived when he was drafted by the Bengals, but Sunday was a day where there was reason to look back at them. He entered the day's action with just one 100-yard game and one TD to go with that all year but he caught a season-high 10 passes for 93 yards and four TDs. That tied a career-high for TDs (he only did it once before ... six years ago). He's tied his TD total from last year and his career-high is 10, so it was a good, good day. He had a shot at tying the NFL record with five receiving TDs but dropped one -- that mark held by Jerry Rice, Kellen Winslow Sr. and Bob Shaw -- and only 35 players have had a four-TD day receiving in NFL history ... and he's done it twice. Grabbing even a cheaper auto just to have one in your stash might be worthwhile here as a fan of big-highlight players.
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-- Chase Edmonds, RB, Cardinals Sure all eyes are on the No. 1 draft pick in Arizona, but it was this 2018 rookie who put up big numbers on Sunday. He had 27 carries for 126 yards and three TDs in a 27-21 win over the Giants, who had another notable 2018 rookie, Saquon Barkley, back in the lineup. This fourth-round pick out of Fordham had just one TD this season and only had season-highs of eight carries and 68 yards before this game so it's a definite break-out performance. He appears on roughly 300 cards from last year's releases and half of those are autos, which is generally low. Most of his autos can be found in earlier releases with Contenders and Elite Draft being releases with more ink than others.
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-- Dalvin Cook, RB, Vikings You saw one of his teammates here last week and since things are clicking for the QB there are a few guys who could have been here. This time it's the NFL's Week 7 rushing leader with 25 carries for 142 yards and two TDs. He's easily been one of the better RBs this season with five 100-yard games and eight TDs this season with three games of at least 130 yards. Even his two games where he didn't hit 100 yards (and he actually didn't even hit 50 there) resulted in TDs. It's definitely been time to revisit his 2017 Rookie Cards and will continue to be as long as things keep clicking for his team.
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-- Zach Pascal, WR, Colts There's probably one name that comes to mind first with this team this season -- and it's the guy who's not around -- but QB Jacoby Brissett has put up numbers in the past and should be watched and it's guys like Pascal who might come out of nowhere to become of-interest on cardboard with this team. He caught six of seven passes that came his way for 106 yards and two TDs as part of a career day that ended with a 30-23 win over the Texans. As you might be able to tell from his Rookie Card above, it's not been a walk right into an NFL spot as he was un-drafted and signed by Washington, been on the practice squad of the Titans before getting time and then ended up in Indy last year. (Check out his transactions here ... it's actually way more complicated than that.) He appears on fewer than 40 football cards and, oddly, all of them are autographs -- appearances in last year's Contenders, Contenders Draft Picks and Elite Draft Picks sets ... that's it.
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-- Darren Waller, TE, Raiders This sixth-round pick back in 2015 had a career day Sunday in his team's loss to the Packers with seven catches for 126 yards and two TDs. The scores were his first of the year for a team that has shed its Antonio Brown drama enough to sit in second place in its division (albeit at 3-3). He's played just 28 games as a pro with 62 catches for 663 yards and just four TDs. Do the math and you'll see how big yesterday was for him -- and he's had a pretty solid season with 44 catches for 485 yards so far. There's probably not big money to be found with his cards but they are worth a look on the cheap side for the short-term and his team seems sold so maybe for a longer hold depending on how it works out. Check out more about his story here.
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Need even more Buzz? Matthew Stafford, Lamar Jackson, Kirk Cousins, Jacoby Brissett, Ryan Tannehill, Leonard Fournette, Josh Jacobs, Latavius Murray, Ezekiel Elliott, Michael Thomas, Alex Erickson, Austin Ekeler, DeAndre Hopkins
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