It’s time again for the big game, when players will roll over, nip at the referee’s heels and lick their opponents’ faces.
Puppy Bowl XVI is this Sunday, as Team Fluff takes on Team Ruff for the coveted Lombarky Trophy. The players will claw their way down the gridiron and pounce on one another in an effort to get a football in the end zone. Most will become distracted by toys on the field, but the pup with the most “touchdowns” will take home the Milk-Bone Most Valuable Puppy Award.
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Since all 96 players are available for adoption, the luckiest pups will end up with a new home.
Puppy Bowl "kickoff" is 3 p.m. EST on Sunday, Feb. 2. You can watch it on Animal Planet. Check out the starting lineup on Animal Planet's website.
Football isn't just for pups, though. The night before the big game, 65 canines ages 3-14 from 32 shelters will compete in Dog Bowl III. Team Goldies will face off against Team Oldies at 8 p.m. on Animal Planet.
Among the dozens of dogs this year will be five with special needs. Ferris is a three-legged Labrador retriever mix. Filbert is a blind and hearing impaired Shetland sheepdog mix. Rooster has a cleft palate. Kismet is a deaf great Dane. And Paprika is a hearing impaired Chihuahua mix.
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Don't worry, cat lovers. The Hallmark Channel has a couple of games just for you.
The Courageous Cougars will take on the North Shore Bengals in Kitten Bowl VII at 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 2. Thirty-nine adoptable felines will go paw to paw for bragging rights.
And just like with the dogs, there will be a game the night before for older cat-letes. Cat Bowl II, which will begin at 11 p.m., will showcase inspirational stories of senior and special needs cats. Check out a preview of the games below:
In case you’ve been in a cave the past couple of months, the Super Bowl is this Sunday. The Kansas City Chiefs will face off against the San Francisco 49ers around 6:30 p.m. in Miami.
Super Bowl LIV will be on Fox and live-streamed on the Fox Sports app.
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