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Today is the day, the big game is just hours away and we are so ready to see all the cuteness unfold.
As the afternoon rolls around you will find us glued to our TV screens as we prepare for the biggest game of the year…the 2019 Puppy Bowl. What, did you think we were talking about the Super Bowl? Not so fast!
Even though the Super Bowl is the biggest football game of the year it’s the pre-show AKA Animal Planet’s Puppy Bowl that we can’t wait to watch year after year. It is technically a sporting event, so why not tune in and see it live?!
Before the New England Patriots face off against the Los Angeles Rams in Atlanta, Georgia for Super Bowl LIII, an even cuter bunch of athletes—sorry Tom Brady, we still love you—will take the field and you can meet most of them right now.
This year, 93 puppies will compete on either Team Ruff or Team Fluff in order to come out as the top dogs of the 2019 Puppy Bowl.
If we’re being honest, these guys and girls are already winners in our minds, because they’re so stinking cute. What makes these little ones even more lovable is that they can all be adopted.
Each of the competitors have come from shelters throughout North America and even if they aren’t on the winning team this Super Bowl Sunday, they can still win a forever home if someone watching them on TV, or reading this post, decides to rescue them.
Sounds like a pretty sweet gig, right? Play in the Puppy Bowl and potentially get adopted? Not a bad job at all.
Since we do still have to wait until this afternoon to watch these pups run around their stadium—which features kitten cheerleaders—we have figured out the best way to stay occupied until kick off.
We’re going to stare at the precious puppy starting lineup below until the real game starts and we suggest you do the same.
What are you waiting for? There are cute puppies to ooh and ahh over right now, so get to it!
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Alexander
Team: Ruff
Breed: Great Pyrenees
Shelter: Big Fluffy Dogs, TN
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Lola
Team: Fluff
Breed: Shar Pei
Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue, FL
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Smudge
Team: Fluff
Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier/Standard Bulldog
Shelter: Animal Friends Humane Society, OH
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Ziggy
Team: Fluff
Breed: Boston Terrier/SATO
Shelter: AHeinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport, IA
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Foles
Team: Fluff
Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier/Akita
Shelter: Providence Animal Center, PA
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Bugsy
Team: Ruff
Breed: Sato/Greyhound
Shelter: The Sato Projects, PR
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Astro
Team: Fluff
Breed: Labrador Retriever/Siberian Husky
Shelter: Animal Friends Humane Society, OH
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Maisey
Team: Fluff
Breed: Labrador Retriever
Shelter: Jersey Girls Animal Rescue, NJ
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Pistachio
Team: Ruff
Breed: Maltese
Shelter: Every Dog Counts Rescue, IN
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Brady
Team: Fluff
Breed: Chihuahua/Russell Terrier
Shelter: Dog Star Rescue, CT
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Harry
Team: Ruff
Breed: Shih Tzu/Chihuahua
Shelter: The Sato Project, PR
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Clara
Team: Fluff
Breed: Corgi
Shelter: Florida Little Dog Rescue, FL
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George
Team: Ruff
Breed: Chihuahua/Miniature Poodle
Shelter: Nevada SPCA, NV
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Bee
Team: Ruff
Breed: Chihuahua/Pekingese
Shelter: The Sato Project, PR
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Flora
Team: Fluff
Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier/Boxer
Shelter: Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland, ME
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Emmitt
Team: Ruff
Breed: Australian Cattle Dog/Boykin Spaniel
Shelter: Planned Pethood, FL
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Bumble
Team: Fluff
Breed: Lab/Chow Chow
Shelter: Double J Dog Ranch, ID
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Moses
Team: Ruff
Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier/Chow Chow
Shelter: Big Fluffy Dogs Rescue, TN
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Dawn
Team: Fluff
Breed: Beagle/Dachshund
Shelter: Citizens for Animal Protection, TX
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Bella
Team: Ruff
Breed: Shih Tzu/Chihuahua
Shelter: The Sato Project, PR
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Scotch
Team: Ruff
Breed: Chihuahua/Shih Tzu
Shelter: Paw Works, CA
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Sierra
Team: Ruff
Breed: American Staffordshire Terrier/Chow Chow
Shelter: Muddy Paws, NY
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Whitney
Team: Ruff
Breed: Siberian Husky
Shelter: Big Fluffy Dogs, TN
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Ace
Team: Fluff
Breed: Chihuahua/Cocker Spaniel
Shelter: Virginia Beach SPCA, VA
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Melody
Team: Fluff
Breed: Maltese
Shelter: Memphis Humane Society, TN
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Violet
Team: Ruff
Breed: Chihuahua/Miniature Poodle
Shelter: Vanderpump Dogs, CA
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Shy Boy
Team: Ruff
Breed: Lhasa Apso/Miniature Poodle
Shelter: SPCALA, CA
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Brooklyn
Team: Fluff
Breed: Neapolitan Mastiff/American Staffordshire Terrier
Shelter: AHeinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport, IA
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Will
Team: Fluff
Breed: Old English Sheepdog/Doodle
Shelter: Doodle Rock Rescue, TX
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Scooter
Team: Fluff
Breed: Cocker Spaniel/Chihuahua
Shelter: Virginia Beach SPCA, VA
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Pirate
Team: Ruff
Breed: English Springer Spaniel/McNab
Shelter: Animal Welfare League of Alexandria, VA
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Remington
Team: Fluff
Breed: Beagle
Shelter: Bonnie’s Animal Rescue Kingdom, NJ
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Hank
Team: Ruff
Breed: Labradoodle
Shelter: Green Dogs Unleashed, PA
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Flo
Team: Ruff
Breed: Chihuahua/Maltese
Shelter: Helen Woodward Animal Center, CA
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Marisol
Team: Fluff
Breed: Miniature Poodle/Catahoula
Shelter: Territorio de Zaguates, Costa Rica
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Gallagher
Team: Fluff
Breed: Saint Bernard
Shelter: AHeinz57 Pet Rescue & Transport, IA
The 15th Annual Puppy Bowl airs on Sunday, Feb. 3 at 3 p.m. ET/12 p.m. PT on Animal Planet.
If you want to watch the actual Super Bowl, don’t forget to switch over to CBS later today at 6:30 p.m. ET/3:30 p.m. PT to see if the Patriots or the Rams take home the title of Super Bowl LIII Champions.
(This article was originally published on Jan. 22 at 12:05 p.m.)
Watch E! News Monday, Feb. 4 at 7 p.m. for the biggest highlights and OMG moments from the 2019 Super Bowl!
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