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2011 Score Football


Configuration: 36 packs per box. 7 cards per pack.

BOX BREAK
36 Rookies
36 Glossy
6 Hot Rookies
4 Millennium Men
6 In The Zone
4 Complete Players
6 Parallels (Scorecard, Gold Zone, Red Zone, End Zone or Artist Proof)

CASE BREAK
5 autographs per case

PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
2011 NFL Rookies - Blaine Gabbert, Cam Newton, Jake Locker, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Mark Ingram, Mikel LeShoure, Ryan Williams, DeMarco Murray, Daniel Thomas, Kendall Hunter, A.J. Green & Julio Jones

Look for Autographs of Peyton Manning, Adrian Peterson, Matt Ryan, Tony Romo, Drew Brees, Mark Sanchez, Sam Bradford, Calvin Johnson, Philip Rivers, Arian Foster, Aaron Rodgers, Tom Brady, Andre Johnson, Tim Tebow, Blaine Gabbert, Jake Locker, Christian Ponder, Ryan Mallett, Andy Dalton, Colin Kaepernick, Mikel LeShoure, Ryan Williams, DeMarco Murray, Daniel Thomas, Kendall Hunter, A.J. Green & Julio Jones

New Inserts - Millennium Men, In The Zone & Complete Players


I would first like to thank Panini for making this box available to us for review!


Here is what was in our box of 2011 Score

Base Cards



The base cards have an “In action” photo of the player on the front. The photos are crisp and focus on the player very well. Each has a white border around the photo, which includes the player’s name above the photo & position and team name below. There is also a team helmet on the lower left of the card front. The Score Logo is at the upper right on the card, and uses the team colors of the player. The card backs have the player’s stats (Height, weight & DOB) above a smaller “cropped” version of the photo on the front. There are career stats also. The cards in our box had up to 5 years of statistics on them. Below that is a bio of the player. We got 172 of the 400 card set. Of those, 37 were Rookie cards. We ended up with 43% of the complete set, and got 3 base doubles (no Rookie doubles).

Rookie Cards



The Rookie cards are just like the base cards. The only difference is, just below the player’s position & team, there is the word *ROOKIE* in the team’s colors. There are variation cards for some of the rookies also. There are 50 additional cards to be had. Many of the rookies have a variation in this set, but there are some who have a third variation, too. The players with a third rookie variation are the ones who attended this year’s Rookie Premier. Some of the Rookies that were in our box were: Austin Pettis, Colin Kaepernick, Jacquizz Rodgers, Mark Ingram, and Mikel Leshoure.

Inserts/Parallels




- Hot Rookies make their return in Score football this year. 30 of this year’s rookie crop are given a moment to shine in the insert staple.
- Complete Players: This 20 card insert set showcases players that have many of the desirable attributes of a given position.
- In The Zone: A 30 card insert set that highlights players who made big plays in clutch situations that ended up in the End Zone.
- Millennium Men: The best of the best are featured in this 20 card insert set. These players posted season or career highs last year
- Parallels: Glossy, Gold Zone, Red Zone & Scorecard were in this box. There were 12 parallels all together. We didn’t get an Artist's Proof or End Zone card in this box, but they are listed as available parallels. The twist this year, though, is that none of them are numbered.

THE HIT



We were lucky enough to have an autographed rookie card in the box we received! 114 of the 400 players in this year’s edition of Score football have autographed cards inserted into one out of four boxes. We pulled a Cameron Heyward Autograph.


Final Thoughts

Overall, I enjoyed this box. I knew what to expect when I opened it. No frills, no redemptions, and no serial numbered cards to chase. And I was pleasantly surprised to get the “bonus” rookie autograph. This is a product that collectors will consider “low end”, but it’s actually a gateway product to pique the young collector’s interest in sports card collecting. I'll need to get at least one more box to complete the set. For about $35 you get 252 cards (including 36 rookie cards) and a chance to pull an autographed card.


Product Rating
Value = 4.5
Innovation = 4
Fun and Experience = 5
Rebuy Value = 4.5

I rate this product an A- for Panini!


NPN Info

Open only to US & Canada (except Quebec) residents.
Hand print your name and complete address on a 3 x 5 card and mail in a #10 envelope to:

Panini America Inc. NPN 2011 Score Football
5325 FAA Blvd.
Suite 100
Irving, TX 75061-3601

Only one card per envelope mailed separately, post marked by 09/14/2011 and received by 09/21/2011.
Canadian entries are required to include the following math skill test on the 3 x 5 card:
124 + 980 ÷ 850 x 935 – 543 =?

Again, I would like to thank Panini and CCW for giving me the chance to review this product.

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[key2win]

Nice review Dave. Congrats on pulling the Heyward Auto. The insert card designs look really nice. I hope Panini introduces Score into future Basketball products.

[jsab4807]

Love the old school look to this set. AWESOME!

[ocanseco55]

Great review nice throwback feel to the product!

[leedawg62]

not bad with the auto pull. Just curious why they didn't number the inserts this year.

[CmWYNNE3]

Always like the simple look from Score. Nice break.

[thebighurt035]

Nice review Dave,
at about $30 a box you can't go wrong.

I like the nice clean & simple design on the base and the inserts jumpout at you,nice pull on the auto.

[Brads55]

Lovin the old school look and great review bro!

[gladdyontherise]

Nice review, can't wait to try a box out!

[wheeler281]

sweet review!

Love the product! I bet Frank loved the hit as much as me!

[schwood]

Nice break bud. Great review. Super Auto to pull!

[munchman34]

Good review and a decent product for bottom end, I like these cards.

[ctkenjr]

I agree with many others that I like the simple design of the cards, good action shots. I do not like the fact that the inserts/parallels are not numbered, I know it is an inexpensive product, but if you have a variety of parallels what is really the difference?

[snick103]

clean look to me I like them nice review

[Daqda]

Nice review

[bakemeister52]

nice looking cards but not numbered cards makes them really cheap cards and harder for people to want to collect them