When 2016 Panini Spectra football cards arrive on Wednesday, there will be some new looks for the premium brand with a dazzling array of textures and some colorful ink choices along with the newest crop of NFL rookies.

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks, unusual ink, older wax and the poverty mailday.

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

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What's Buzzing Today: The day the game was canceled, big breaks and ... fake Kobe Bryant Rookie Cards?

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What's Buzzing Today: Nothing but breaks in this weekend edition.

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Panini Eternal isn't just about the NFL -- it's about the NBA, too.

Panini America's second offering in its high-end real-time cardboard program and the 2016-17 Panini Eternal set was released on Friday with an NBA Finals jersey of Cleveland Cavaliers star Kyrie Irving being the showcase piece.

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The NFL season is here and Panini America has the bonus cards for you to show for it.

Its 2016 NFL Kickoff packs will be tied to two upcoming products -- 2016 Panini Phoenix and 2016 Panini Prizm -- and will be allocated to dealers for those product purchases. The packs are not to be sold but instead are intended to be bonus items for collectors.

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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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The feel of 1991 Pro Line is back in packs of 2016 Panini Absolute football cards -- but with a modern-day twist.

This time, the NFL gear seen in players' portraits on the cards is inside the cards as memorabilia swatches.

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Panini Instant is here for the NFL.

Panini America revealed the design for 2016 Panini Instant NFL and launched the real-time card set on Thursday with a card of Carolina Panthers quarterback Cam Newton just hours before his team's season-opening rematch with the defending-champion Denver Broncos.

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Peyton Manning SB50 Football - 2016 Panini Eternal Memorabilia Card #PE-PM1 - 1/1 – September 7 $2,499.99

First there was Panini Instant. Now there's Panini Eternal.

Panini America has a new take on real-time cardboard and the program was officially unveiled today with the announcement that a Peyton Manning Super Bowl 50 card coming on the heels of the teams' rematch tomorrow night.

“Just as trading cards themselves continue to evolve, so, too, do the ways in which they’re brought to market. Panini Eternal is on the cutting edge in both regards,” said Mark Warsop, Panini America CEO. “Panini Eternal is about capturing history — game-specific memorabilia from the milestone moments in sports – and sharing it directly with fans and collectors. There’s nothing else quite like it in the NFL collectibles arena and we’re excited to begin this landmark journey with a tribute to Peyton Manning, the Denver Broncos and Super Bowl 50.”

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What's Buzzing Today: Big breaks and big cards ... and that's it.

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What: 2016-17 Panini Prizm basketball cards
Arrives: Nov. 2
Box basics: Two autographs per 12-pack box (12 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: Prizm returns for its fifth season with some new additions to the rainbow as well as new inserts and parallels

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery of images released so far.

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Vin Scully has been in baseball as the voice of the Dodgers for the last 67 years.

That's longer than Topps baseball cards have been regularly around. That's just a few years after the NBA was founded. That's longer than 14 MLB teams -- nearly half of of the majors  -- have been around.

With the 88-year-old's broadcast career in its final stretch, some collectors might be looking to grab one of his few certified autographs -- it won't be easy.

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What's Buzzing Today: Carson Wentz, surprising finds, Donruss Optic, Gotham & more.

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First there was Panini Instant. Now there's Panini Eternal.

Panini America is teasing another take on real-time cardboard via its website with a section for these cards alongside Instant.

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What: 2016 Panini Immaculate Collection football cards
Arrives: November
Box basics: Five autographs or memorabilia cards per six-card box (15 boxes per case)

What's buzz-worthy: The NFL gets another Immaculate release with a high-end look that carries on the design of the past but with a tad more color and all of the new rookies that collectors expect.

Keep reading for more and a full gallery of images.

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It's a brand that's been around for decades before being benched last season but it's rested and back for another memorabilia-based ride.

It's 2016 Panini Absolute football and it arrives next week.

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What's Buzzing Today: College cards, big breaks and "the multi-player Rookie Card problem."

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What: 2016-17 Panini Noir soccer cards
Arrives: Oct. 19
Box basics: At least three autographs and two memorabilia cards per 10-card box (three boxes per case).

What's buzz-worthy: Panini brings Noir to the pitch with a mix of club and country cards in this high-end release that includes eight autographed insert sets and two memorabilia sets.

Keep reading for more info and a full gallery.

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Panini America recently caught up with NBA MVP Stephen Curry to get all of his outstanding redemptions signed and catch up on other signing that needed to be done.

There's not much to say here -- but plenty to show.

Keep reading to see it all ...

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Panini America is getting into the Olympic action with USA Basketball's stars coming to the real-time card platform beginning today.

The cards will showcase memorable moment's from this year's events and will only be available for 24 hours.

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It's not been pretty on the quarterback front for the Denver Broncos in 2016 with the exit of a legend, Peyton Manning, the exit of his long-term understudy, Brock Osweiler, and the preseason messes of Mark Sanchez.

But there is a highlight with the arrival of Trevor Siemian in the starting spot in Denver.

No, really.

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What's Buzzing Today: Jason Crosby's Garbage Pail Kids sketches, Dak Prescott and Panini Origins, Diamond Kings, Colin Kaepernick and Mike Trout vs. Ted Williams.

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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 Donruss football cards (blaster box)
Where to buy: BlowoutCards.com

Packs per box: 11
Cards per pack: 8
Cards in this box: 88
Base set completion: 
73 of 300 (24 percent)
Duplicates: 1

Notables on base cards – Todd Gurley, Derek Carr, Marcus Mariota, J.J. Watt, Aaron Rodgers, Peyton Manning, Cam Newton, Terry Bradshaw, Eddie George

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