The regular season is now over in the NFL and that means one thing -- we now have final stats.

Ok, ok ... it also means the playoffs.

But for many rookies and players who are important in the hobby and may not be playing this weekend, those final stats are one way to assess whether we should continue to sink our dollars into their cards. Two rookies of note in 2016, Dallas' Dak Prescott and Ezekiel Elliott, will still be playing and they lead off our first of 13 Buzz Poll questions all about the NFL this year.

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We're a week away from a rematch between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Clemson Tigers in the College Football Playoff -- and we're less than a week away from the newest college football cards from Panini America.

No, you haven't missed any First Buzz previews -- we're talking about promo cards for those attending the big game.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: The final Board Buzz of 2016 is nothing but impressive pulls.

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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: 2016 SAGE HIT High Series football (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com (for hobby)

Packs per box: 15 (14 standard plus one auto/premium pack)
Cards per pack: 4
Cards in this box: 65
Base set completion: 
45 of 75 (60 percent)
Duplicates: 12
Triplicates: 1

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It's no secret that one of the hottest teams in the NFL right now is the Dallas Cowboys and that's due to a pair of hot rookies, quarterback Dak Prescott and running back Ezekiel Elliott.

One of the hottest wax boxes coming soon will be 2016 Panini Contenders, which arrives on Jan. 6 in hobby form but recently already showed up at retail. 

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The NFL season might be getting closer to winding down, but the football card world is just warming up with many high-end releases on the way from Panini America. 

One of those sets arrives today in the form of 2016 Panini Preferred.

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If you haven't quite found that perfect holiday gift for your collector, there's one more option out there from Panini America for the next 29 hours.

Five NFL rookies who donned Santa Claus hats have their "gamers" found in the 2016 NFL Rookies Happy Holidays Santa Hat set available (as singles) now via Panini Instant, the company's on-demand card platform.

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The Dallas Cowboys' unlikely run to a playoff spot with a rookie quarterback and a dominating rookie running back can be seen on new cardboard from Panini America -- but only for a limited time.

A 25-card Panini Instant team set commemorates the run via the members of its squad and it can be had via the Instant site until Monday afternoon.

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The Dallas Cowboys have the best record in the NFL at 11-1 and it's due to a pair of rookies who have played very, very well this season, Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott.

Both are readily available in nearly all 2016 football wax, which is a big plus, but which one wins among collectors?

Tell us in our poll, a comment here or on Twitter.

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Panini Instant collectors have some Black Friday cards to chase, too.

Panini America's real-time card platform will have a pair of options for collectors beginning at 2 p.m. Central on Friday.

One is a more traditional made-to-order card set and the other includes autographs.

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What: 2016 Panini Plates & Patches football cards
Arrives: Feb. 8
Box basics: One on-card autograph or rookie patch auto, one patch card and one printing plate per five-card box (12 boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Plates & Patches returns after a five-year break with a 1/1 card in every box while also carrying a lower-end suggested retail price for a brand that has every card limited to no more than 99 copies.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but the breaks.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Two massive pulls from Topps Tribute, Chicago Cubs show-offs, an NBA debate and ... how long until Dak Prescott cards become overpriced?

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We're roughly one month away from Black Friday and Panini America has detailed its plans for its bonus programs for collectors on both that day as well as Cyber Monday.

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We're less than a week away from the latest high-end football card brand from Panini America and it's one that looks like it has a pretty high standard.

One might call it impeccable.

The brand is 2016 Panini Impeccable and it will pack some serious punch with metal cards, autographed memorabilia cards and standard autographs -- and plenty of on-card autographs.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: Flawless breaks, Star Wars cases, NFL & more.

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The Blowout Cards Forums are where thousands of collectors converge daily to discuss, well, a little bit of everything. Here are five threads about collecting and more that you should check out right now.

What's Buzzing Today: BlowoutTV's big Flawless pull, other big breaks & even more breaks.

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Six catches, 205 yards and two touchdowns. That was the stat line for Detroit Lions receiver Marvin Jones Jr. on Sunday during a 34-27 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

How good was that career night? As a rookie with the Bengals in 2012, it took him 11 games and 18 catches to total 201 yards -- and he only had one touchdown back then. Even last season he had just 816 yards receiving on 65 catches. (Welcome to Detroit.)

Seemingly out of nowhere, he has back-to-back 100-yard games -- that should be good for his cardboard, which is pretty plentiful from that rookie season.

>> Click here to shop for football boxes on BlowoutCards.com.

Keep reading for more guys who generated some buzz on the field this week.

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The end result was the same old, same old for the Cleveland Browns, but how they got there wasn't the same.

The quarterback looked good in the first half, the running game looked decent and rookie Corey Coleman made it look impressive early on. The rookie out of Baylor had only five catches, but they went for 104 yards and two touchdowns before the Browns browned as usual. Last week Coleman had just two catches but one was for 58 yards as part of a 69-yard day so we have seen so far that this former Baylor standout will be a receiver to watch this year when it comes to big plays that translate into big attention on cardboard.

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Derek Carr and the Oakland Raiders appear to be a bit more powerful this season with an offensive attack that can spar with the best of them.

You know, like Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints.

The Raiders marched down the field late in the fourth to take a lead and survive 35-34 thanks to a missed field goal form the Saints, but Carr's 24-for-38 day with 319 yards passing and a touchdown -- as well as Amari Cooper's six-catch 137-yard day -- should give collectors hope. Some lesser-known names got the scores on Sunday (Perhaps Panini Instant will be the first home for a Jalen Richard Rookie Card after his first carry went for a 75-yard TD?) but these two collector favorites will likely get the attention if this is the Raiders' year to rebound well.

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We're less than a week away from the arrival of 2016 Panini Spectra football cards and Panini America has disclosed a few features that might entice more collectors into trying the high-end brand.

For example? Every case will include a rookie patch auto for Jared Goff, Carson Wentz, Ezekiel Elliott or Dak Prescott -- or include a dual rookie patch auto of Goff and Wentz.

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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: 2016 Panini Certified football cards (hobby box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 10
Cards per pack: 5
Cards in this box: 50
Base set completion: 
26 of 100 (26 percent)
Duplicates: 0

Notable players found on base cards – Jameis Winston, Drew Brees, Peyton Manning, Amari Cooper, Odell Beckham Jr., Eli Manning, Calvin Johnson, Matthew Stafford

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The new greats and the past greats are both part of the forthcoming Panini America promo card packs that will be available at this year's National Sports Collectors Convention.

On-card autographs from this year's rookie class and the 2014 Pro Football Hall of Fame induction class will be stamped and included in the wrapper redemption packs, according to a company announcement released on Thursday.

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You won't have to wait until the cards arrive for the first piece of the action from this year's NFLPA Rookie Premiere as long as you head on over to the auction block.

How?

Jerseys, cleats and gloves used by the league's top collectable rookies who attended the event last month are currently up for sale via Fanatics Auctions.

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The NFLPA Rookie Premiere is here and that means more than 40 newly drafted NFL players are already signing, signing and signing some more before donning their pro uniforms for trading cards.

Among those who have signed so far is Heisman Trophy winner Derrick Henry, who just might have the most-dynamic autograph of the bunch.

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