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2018 Panini Playoff Football Hobby Box
What are these options?
- Hanger Box
- The cheapest retail format, a slim box made to hang on a store peg. It gives the most cards per dollar and suits set builders more than hit chasers.
| Format | In USAUSD | In CanadaCAD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hanger Box |  |
$50 | ||
These are the best prices we could find for this product across the 2 retailers we follow for 2018 Panini Playoff, checked daily. Prices move constantly and stock sells out; always confirm on the retailer’s own page before buying.
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Frequently asked
What are the key rookie cards to chase?
The 2018 rookie class is stacked. Saquon Barkley, Baker Mayfield, and Sam Darnold are the marquee names, but Josh Allen, Lamar Jackson, and the rest of the 100-card rookie subset all have value. Rookies are short prints at one per pack in the base set.
How do the parallels work?
All 300 base cards have four parallel tiers themed around an offensive drive: 1st Down (/99), 3rd Down (/25), 4th Down (/10), and Touchdown (1/1). There are also Goal Line, Kickoff, and Red Zone parallels. The numbered versions get scarcer as you go up.
What's the difference between the autograph sets?
Rookie Autographs come from first-year players with Touchdown (1/1) and numbered variations. Game Day Signatures are veteran autos (/50). Hall of Famers like Aikman and Lawrence Taylor are in their own set (/50 or less). Touchdown Tandems pair QBs with receivers (/50 or less). There are also preview autos for Contenders and Donruss Optic (/24 or less).
What memorabilia cards are in the product?
You get one relic per box. Accolades features award winners and Pro Bowl players with Prime parallels numbered to 75. Game Day Memorabilia also has Prime versions numbered to 50 or fewer.
Is this a good value compared to other 2018 releases?
At around $400 per hobby box, Playoff sits in the mid-range. You're guaranteed one auto and one relic per box, plus 20 inserts, which is solid. The rookie class is strong, so if you're chasing Barkley or Mayfield autos, the odds are better here than in some premium products.
How many cards are in the base set?
The base set is 300 cards total: 200 veterans (#1-200) and 100 rookies (#201-300). Rookies are short prints at one per pack, making them tougher to pull than veteran base cards.
What's the case structure?
Each case contains 20 hobby boxes. With one autograph guaranteed per box, you're looking at 20 autos per case.
What are the best inserts in 2018 Panini Playoff?
Worth keeping an eye out for: Rookie Autographs, Game Day Signatures (1:50), Hall of Fame Autographs (1:50 or less), Touchdown Tandems (1:50 or less), Contenders Rookie Ticket RPS Autograph Previews (1:24 or less), Donruss Optic Rated Rookie Preview Autographs (1:24 or less).
When did 2018 Panini Playoff come out?
It dropped November 21, 2018.
What's in a 2018 Panini Playoff hobby box?
12 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
Where can I buy 2018 Panini Playoff?
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2018 Panini Playoff Football
2018 Panini Playoff Football is a mid-range release built around a 300-card base set with 100 rookie short prints, plus autographs, memorabilia, and themed inserts. The big chase is the rookie autographs from the 2018 class like Baker Mayfield, Saquon Barkley, and Sam Darnold.
Autographs
1 Autograph per box on average
On average per hobby box
- 20 Insert cards
- 4 Parallel cards
- 12 Rookie cards (short prints, 1 per pack)
Inserts to watch
- Rookie Autographs Signed cards from 2018 draft class rookies like Baker Mayfield, Saquon Barkley, and Sam Darnold, with Touchdown (1/1) and numbered variations.
- Game Day Signatures 1 in 50 Veteran autographs numbered to 50, featuring established stars across the league.
- Hall of Fame Autographs 1 in 50 or less Signed cards from Canton legends like Troy Aikman and Lawrence Taylor, numbered to 50 or fewer.
- Touchdown Tandems 1 in 50 or less Dual autographs pairing quarterbacks with their favorite targets, numbered to 50 or fewer.
- Contenders Rookie Ticket RPS Autograph Previews 1 in 24 or less Early look at upcoming Contenders product, featuring 2018 rookies on Rookie Ticket cards, numbered to 24 or fewer.
- Donruss Optic Rated Rookie Preview Autographs 1 in 24 or less Preview of the Donruss Optic set with rated rookie autographs, numbered to 24 or fewer.
Fast facts
- Released
- November 21, 2018
- Box config
- 12 packs per box, 8 cards per pack
- Set size
- 300 cards
- Top rookie
- Josh Allen