The Best Topps Football Cards for MNF and TNF
Monday night and Thursday nights are primetime for football fans who want to make their voice heard! For Monday night’s Week 9 tilt, we have Baker Mayfield and a seemingly unstoppable Tampa Bay offense (even with their incredibly long list of injuries) against the undefeated and the offensively unspectacular Kansas City. Does Baker and Co. have what it takes to deliver Patrick Mahomes his first loss since December 25, 2023?
For the kickoff to Week 10’s Thursday game, we have a divisional matchup between Cincinnati and Baltimore when the stakes couldn’t be higher. Baltimore inconceivably lost to Cleveland in Week 7 and Philadelphia in Week 8. However, Cincinnati racked up an easy win over Las Vegas in Week 9 and, at 4-5, is still in the race to win the division, with Baltimore also losing to Cleveland in Week 8 and sitting at 6-3.
So now, as the seasons change and the wind blows a chill through the air at the midpoint of the season, we’ve gathered a couple of cards from these teams that superfans need to collect—one offensive legend and one defensive legend from past sets and the latest Topps football sets: 2023 Topps Motif Football and 2023 Topps Composite Football.
Happy ripping – now, vote on who you think will win these pivotal matchups!
Monday Night’s Kansas City and Tampa Bay’s Best Cards
Top Tampa Bay and Kansas City Football Cards
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2023 Topps Composite Cosmic Chrome #274 Marcus Allen
Player info
• Holds the league record for the most Consecutive seasons with multiple rushing touchdowns: 16
• Holds the league record for being the Oldest player to score 10+ touchdowns in a season: 37 years old
Set info
• 425 card base set with cosmic chrome cards for players #251-300
card back
• name, city, position, vitals, and career rushing stats
2023 Topps Motif Football Virtuoso Marks #VM-DW
Doug Williams Auto /3
player info
• first African-American quarterback taken in the first round of a draft
• 1988 League championship MVP
Card info
• 425 card base set Features standout rookies and hall of famers
• Virtuoso marks autos feature six parallels, and 49 players
card back
• Name, position, and a pledge of the signature’s authenticity as witnessed by a topps employee
2015 Topps Football #376 Justin Houston Topp 60
player info
• tied the league record for most career safeties: 4
• 112 career sacks
card info
• 500 base cards featuring 99 rookies
card back
• name, vitals, draft info, and a writeup about his AP all-pro voting in which he was second only behind JJ Watt after a 2014 season that saw him notch 22 sacks
2012 Topps Football Camo Refractor #257 Lavonte David RC
Player info
• 1,517 total career tackles as of week 9 2024
• 2013 first team all pro
Card info
• 440 card base set featuring 110 rookies
card back
• Vitals, draft info, college stats, and a writeup of the incoming rookie’s abilities as both a strong tackler and a pass defender
Top Thursday Night Baltimore and Cincinnati Football Cards
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2023 Topps Motif Retired Relic Autographs #MRR-CJO Chad Johnson
Player info
• Led the league in receiving yards in 2006 (1369)
• one of only 50 players in league history to amass 10,000 or more yards in their career (11,059)
Set info
• 100 card base set with 16 auto sets (autos relics feature six different pieces of relic gear, including helmet and gloves)
card back
• name, city, position, and a pledge of the signature’s authenticity, as well as the player-worn memorabilia as witnessed by a topps employee
2024 Topps Composite Resurgence Signatures Green Surge #RA-TS Troy Smith /20
player info
• 2010 Week 8 league offensive player of the week
• Winner of 2006 Heisman Trophy
Card info
• 425 card base set Features standout rookies, memorable players, and hall of famers
• base card set broken into nine of the greatest topps brands (IE Allen & Ginter, Chrome, Midnight, etc)
card back
• Name, position, and a confirmation that all signatures are witnessed by a topps employee
2012 Topps Football Camo #383 Carlos Dunlap /399
player info
• won the 2022 league championship (his final season before retiring)
• 100 career sacks
card info
• 440 base card set
card back
• Vitals, draft info, and a writeup about his franchise record for most sacks in a Cincinnati player’s first two seasons
2023 Topps Composite Midnight Dusk #303 Ray Lewis /75
Player info
• Two-time defensive player of the year
• holds the league record for solo tackles in a season (156)
Card info
• the topps composite football set includes brands such as Allen & Ginter, Midnight, and more – each with their own parallels to chase
card back
• Vitals, draft info, career stats and a writeup about his dominant presence on the field
