2011 Topps Football
The much anticipated release of 2011 Topps Football
Configuration: 36 packs per box. 10 cards per pack*.
Configuration: 36 packs per box. 10 cards per pack.
TOPPS FOOTBALL looks eagerly towards the upcoming NFL season with an all-new 2011 edition featuring star veterans, highly-touted rookies, on-card autographs, and one-of-a-kind relic cards.
1 Autographed OR Relic Card per Hobby Box!
2 Autographed and 1 Relic Card per Jumbo Box!
PRODUCT HIGHLIGHTS
NEW and Hobby Exclusive!
- In the Name Rookie Letter Patch Cards
- Autographed ON-PATCH Rookie Cards
- Game Day Jumbo Relic & Autograph Relic Cards
Also Hobby Exclusive!
- Popular Rookie Premiere Autograph Cards
- Rare Original Sketch Cards
- Rookie Red Zone Autographs Continuity Program
And Best of All!
- Celebrating Super Bowls I to XLV, and the champion players who made sports history, with the most unique and varied Super Bowl-themed cards ever created for a trading card product!
CARD SETS
NEW! SUPER BOWL LEGENDS - The heroes who made the biggest plays in the biggest game and were honored with the Super Bowl MVP award.
New! Super Bowl Legends Coins - These unique cards feature an exclusive coin, which incorporates the Championship MVP with the respective Super Bowl Logo. Each card is numbered to 99. Available in Gold, Silver, and Bronze Bordered Parallels numbered to 5, 35, and 60 respectively.
New! Super Bowl Legends Manufactured Championship Rings - They won the MVP award and the Championship Ring and these exciting cards highlight both with a base relief featuring the top section of the ring! Numbered to 100.
Replica Ring Redemption Card - Featuring an online code with a chance to win a replica Super Bowl ring.
New! Super Bowl Legends Portrait Stamps - Talented MVPs commemorated in a limited edition manufactured stamp version and numbered to 100.
New! Super Bowl Legends Logo Stamps - The same outstanding players with their stamp and complemented with the appropriate Super Bowl logo and numbered to 100.
Super Bowl Legends Ticket Stub - These numbered to 3 cards feature an authentic, original ticket stub piece from the greatest games in Super Bowl history!
Super Bowl Legends Manufactured Patch - The Big Game represented in 45 iconic patch logo treatments numbered to 50.
Super Bowl Legends Venue Relics - Relic cards, including grass, turf, and stadium seats, from iconic Super Bowl host stadiums and numbered to 50.
Super Bowl Legends Autographs - Super Bowl MVPs commemorate their award with a signature on cards numbered to 25.
Available in Gold and Rainbow Parallels numbered to 10 and ONE of ONE respectively.
Super Bowl Legends Relics - The same Super Bowl champions with a relic on cards numbered to 45.
Also look for Red, Rainbow, and Gold Parallels numbered to 5, 15, 35 respectively.
Super Bowl Legends Inserts - These players made the biggest plays in the biggest game and were honored with the Super MVP award.
BASE CARDS (440 cards)
- Veterans - 262 NFL pros including traded players and free agents in their new uniforms
- Rookies - Topps greets 110 new NFL players on cards featuring the Rookie Card logo. 1 per hobby pack
- All Pro - 2010 NFL First Team All-Pros.
- Teams Cards - 32 cards featuring each team in the league.
- Record Breakers - Cards featuring plays that made the record books.
- Rookie Premiere - Over 30 elite 2011 NFL Rookies come together for an exclusive team photo.
- Super Bowl Champions - The Packers once again fittingly capture the Lombardi Trophy!
- League MVP - Tom Brady.
- Rookies of the Year - Sam Bradford & Ndamukong Suh
PARALLEL CARDS - The entire base set is in the following versions:
- Platinum - 1 of 1!
- Black - Numbered to 56; Hobby & Jumbo Boxes Only
- Gold - Numbered to 2011
- Base Card Printing Plates - 1,760 card front plates. Each is a 1 of 1; Hobby & Jumbo Boxes Only
NEW! 1950 BOWMAN
The first full-color, and classically stunning football card set is reproduced in a 1-1/16 x 2-1/2" format showcasing 144 players in portrait-like poses just like the original!
Available in a numbered to 50 parallel version featuring a Bowman 1st logo
SKETCH CARDS
These mini-masterpieces feature 100 of the biggest current and past names in the NFL. Each is an original drawing penned by an artist and numbered One of One! Hobby & Jumbo Boxes Only!
TOPPSTOWN.COM
The best 50 players in the League are highlighted on these cards featuring a code that can be entered on toppstown.com
RING OF HONOR
Inserts - Super Bowl XLV MVP Aaron Rodgers
CONTINUITY PROGRAM
Rookie Red Zone Autographs - The top Rookies from the 2011 NFL Draft pen their monikers directly to each of these cards. Red Zone Autograph Cards will be inserted throughout all 2011 Topps Football products as Hobby Exclusive value added program. Jumbo Boxes Only!
NEW! FACES OF THE FRANCHISE - Cards pairing veterans, retired and rookie stars from the same team
Autographs - Featuring the 15 most collectible teammate twosomes from NFL history with a signature from each. Numbered to 25
Relics - Ten duos each with a relic and numbered to 50.
Inserts - 20 notable combinations
NEW! GAME DAY - Honoring team rivalries with great moments from 50 great current and past players!
Autographs - 50 inspiring plays from a big game along with a signature from the highlighted star.
Autograph Relics - 15 of the subjects above will be showcased on cards with their signature and a piece of memorabilia. Numbered to 50. Hobby and Jumbo Boxes only
Jumbo Relics - The game day highpoint for 20 players in commemorated with an over-sized relic swatch on cards numbered to 20. Hobby and Jumbo Boxes only
Relics - A milestone play from 50 players, highlighted with a relic piece.
Inserts - 50 players
2011 ROOKIE PREMIERE - Hobby & Jumbo Boxes Only! All Autographs Signed Directly ON EACH CARD!
New! In The Name Rookie Premiere Autographed Relics - Each ONE OF ONE card features a single letter nameplate from a player-worn jersey which has been signed on the letter.
New! Rookie Autographed Jumbo Patch - 35 players sign their name directly on each JUMBO patch. Numbered to 5. Hobby and Jumbo Boxes only
New! Rookie Autographed Patches - A top NFL Rookie paired with his autograph and a multi-color jersey patch, numbered to 10. Hobby and Jumbo Boxes only
NFL Rookie Premiere Autographs - Approximately 35 position players from the 2011 NFL Rookie Photo Shoot are featured on cards with their signatures and numbered to 90
NFL Rookie Premiere Red Autographs - The same 35 players sign their cards with red ink and numbered to 10
NFL Rookie Premiere Dual Autographs - 10 players who attended the NFL Rookie Premiere Photo Shoot appear side-by-side on 5 cards with their signatures and numbered to 25. Red Parallel numbered to 5
NFL Rookie Premiere Quad Autographs - 1 card with 4 player's signatures numbered to 10
IN THE NAME
In the Name Relics - These 1/1 patch cards feature an entire single letter from a player-worn jersey. Collect them all and create the name of a favorite player. Hobby and Jumbo Boxes only.
Here's what I pulled in our box of 2010 Topps Football.
Base Cards;
The 262 card base set features a glossy in action or posed photo with the Topps logo in the upper left hand corner. The team logo and name is located on the bottom right corner of the card. The player’s name is highlighted in silver on the bottom of the card and the player's position is located directly below the name. Another nice feature of the set is the first team All Pros these cards feature a nice 2010 All Pro shield on the front of the card. We also pulled several of the 32 NFL team cards, the Tom Brady MVP and Sam Bradford Rookie of the Year cards. In our box we pulled 231 of the 262 cards in the set with no duplication or 88% of the complete Veteran set. Also pictured above is the gold variation numbered to 2011 and we pulled 3 veteran gold variations in our box.
Inserts;
This year’s release of Topps is loaded with insert sets and parallels. In our box we pulled several nice ones including several TOPPSTOWN codes and Super Bowl Legends Giveaway codes for a chance to win some outstanding Super Bowl replica items. In our box we pulled these:
10 GAME DAY Cards
6 TOPPSTOWN.COM
9 FACES OF THE FRANCHISE
6 Super Bowl Legends Inserts
7 Super Bowl Legends Giveaway Codes
12 1950 BOWMAN Cards
Rookie Cards;
The rookie cards in this year’s release are similar in design to the other cards in the base set. This release is loaded with rookies 110 to be exact. In our box we pulled 76 of the rookies or 69%. We pulled all of the bigger names with the exception of Cam Newton. Also pictured above is the Black rookie variation number to 55, which was the only Black variation we pulled.
Relic Card;
Our Game Used pull was from the Game Day subset. We definitely pulled a nice piece from an upcoming star. The card features a white jersey piece and the back of the card lists his statistics from his breakout game against Kansas City on 10/11/2009. As a Cowboy fan I remember that day well, Miles pulled in 10 receptions for 250 yards and 2 touchdowns. The final catch was a 60-yard walk off touchdown catch 7:38 into overtime.
Final Thoughts on 2011 Topps Football;
The release of 2011 Topps Football comes out in time to finally kick off the NFL season and the collecting season for football hobbyists. After much posturing and negotiating the NFL season will be played and we can get back to collecting and watching our game on Sunday afternoons. As usual Topps puts out an affordable product that will appeal to all collectors. The product can usually be found at a retail price of $45 - $50. This release provides the opportunity to pull an awesome rookie premier or a new Super Bowl Piece, and will be appealing to set builders and rookie collectors. Given it’s suggested retail price it does not exclude the younger collectors or those on tighter collecting budget. I really enjoyed the design of the Toppstown.com cards and the Super Bowl Legends insert sets. It will be interesting to see the Giveaway program items hit the market. I'm sure many collectors will be after these redemption codes and the chance to win some outstanding one of a kind replica Super Bowl collectibles. It will also be interesting to see how the rookie market heats up given the abbreviated off-season and lack of normal exposure. With 2011 Topps Football you are guaranteed a fun break, a great selection of rookies and one relic or autograph per box.
NPN information for this release:
Only open to U.S. Canadian (except Quebec) residents. For a chance to obtain any of the cards above, hand print your name and complete address on a 3 x 5 card and mail it in a # 10 envelope to:
NPN 2011 Topps Football
PO Box 763
Pittsburgh, PA 18640
Entry must be post marked by 10/26/2011 and received by 11/02/2011.
Canadian entrants must also answer the following skill testing question on the 3 x 5 card.
(15 + 15 X 5 - 15 = ?)
Here's how I would rate this product;
- Value = 4
- Innovation = 4
- Fun and Experience = 4
- Rebuy Value = 4
I rate this product "B+" for Topps.
I would like to thank Topps and Trader Retreat for giving me the chance to review this new product. The cards from this break will used for future contests.
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