By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor | Commentary

The first week of the NFL is almost over. We have just two games left on the schedule with a double dose of Monday Night Football tonight.

On Sunday, some of the teams treated us to good games – others weren’t as nice. However, through it all there were players that stood out, lived up to the hype or crashed with collectors.

Here’s a look at some performances and their potential effect on cards.

Rookie of the Week
Robert Griffin III, Washington Redskins: Of all the rookies – especially out of the quarterback group – he far and away stood out from the pack. RG3 didn’t have an easy task either in his first NFL game facing Drew Brees and the New Orleans Saints in the Superdome. However, RG3 connected for 19-of-26 passes, including his first eight passes, for 320 yards and two touchdowns.

If you thought there was an overload of RG3 cards before, get ready. Since the Washington Redskins and New Orleans Saints game ended, there have been more than 200 new RG3 listings on eBay with cards selling high.

Currently, his Finest Rookie Card is selling for $8-$9 on eBay (Need an RG3 checklist or Online Price Guide? Click here.)

How did the other rookie QBs work out?

Andrew Luck: 23-for-45, 309 yards, three interceptions, one touchdown.
Ryan Tannehill: 20-for-36, 219 yards, three interceptions
Brandon Weeden: 12-for-35, 118 yards, four interceptions
Russell Wilson: 18-for34, 153 yards, one interception, one touchdown.

Veteran of the Week
Matt Ryan, Atlanta Falcons (checklist/OPG): The Atlanta Falcons dominated the Kansas City Chiefs in the opener. That was mainly because of Ryan, who completed 23-of-31 passes for 299 yards and three touchdowns. The biggest recipient of Ryan’s success with Julio Jones, who had 108 yards and two touchdowns on six catches.

Cards to have
2008 Bowman Chrome Rookie Autographs (including refractors)
2008 Exquisite Collection #168 autograph/jersey

With a great performance, Ryan’s cards might be a bump in value, but with a quarterback-heavy league, it will take a few more games like this one to see a significant increase.

Breakout Player of the Week:
While Kevin Ogletree (checklist/OPG) is definitely a candidate for this, we already wrote about him.

Lost in the performance of the Redskins game was the day rookie running back Alfred Morris (checklist/OPG) had on the ground. The sixth-round draft pick ran for 96 yards and two key touchdowns, both times putting Washington up by two score when New Orleans threatened. Morris’ TDs were the only ones scored by the Redskins in the second half as RG3 threw both his touchdown passes in the first half.

Cards to have
2012 Elite Aspirations Autographs /49
2012 Elite Rookie Hard Hats /199
2012 Elite Turn of the Century /399
2012 SPx auto /225
2012 Upper Deck Autographs

Susan Lulgjuraj is the editor of Beckett Football magazine. You can email Susan here with ideas, comments and questions. Follow her on Twitter here.

By Susan Lulgjuraj | Beckett Football Editor

A career game can translate into value pretty quickly as Kevin Ogletree card owners have learned.

The Dallas Cowboys’ wide receiver had no touchdowns in his previous three years in the league and 25 catches to his name. In Wednesday night’s 24-17 win over the New York Giants, Ogletree had 114 yards and two touchdowns on eight catches.

Could he be the answer to the Cowboys losing Laurent Robinson?

Many card collectors hope so because his card prices soared over the past 12 hours. In the past day, there has been about 30 new listings on eBay of Ogletree’s cards, and the prices have gone up.

In one example, a 2009 Playoff Contenders autograph Rookie Card, which has a high-book value of $20 sold for $59.50 and another sold for $70. On Aug. 17, the same card sold for $13.17 and on July 8 the card sold for $1.30.

A 2009 Certified autographed Rookie Card (numbered to 499) with a high-book value of $15 sold for $30.

Get an Ogletree OPG or checklist here.

Ogletree’s prices are jumping by as much as double and sometimes even three to four times the value from just two days ago.

One game can change many perceptions of a player, or at least give some hope that a breakout year is on the way.

Susan Lulgjuraj is the editor of Beckett Football magazine. You can email Susan here with ideas, comments and questions. Follow her on Twitter here.