The 2023 Puppy Bowl — the 29th variant — is adjust for Feb. 12 .
As much as I ’d wish to thinkesteemed dog dadPatrick Mahomes should be the stress of Super Bowl Sunday , I ’m sure you ’re more interested in acquire how to catch the Puppy Bowl by and by this month .
The three - hour puppy playtime is back for its 29th edition on Feb. 12 . This time,122 pup from 67 shelterswill compete for the Lombarky Trophy . Here are all the item :
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What Channel Is the Puppy Bowl On?
The three hours of on - field action set out at 2 p.m. eastern time ( 11 a.m. Pacific ) , though you may catch up with the pregame show at 1 p.m. Eastern ( 10 a.m. Pacific ) on Animal Planet and discovery+ .
ESPN toy - by - drama announcer Steve Levy will call the action alongside TNT and Bleacher Report ’s Taylor Rooks , harmonize to Discovery . Referee Dan Schachner is back for his twelfth year .
Who Plays in the Puppy Bowl?
It ’s Team Fluff ( disconsolate bandanna ) vs. Team Ruff ( orange bandanas ) once again this year . And yes , one team does win , asTeam Fluff did last class . As you could see , the athletes are certainly prime and quick :
Along with several other glare , the Puppy Bowl broadcast will highlight several of the special - need blackguard dally in this year ’s case , including Julius the audience - impairedDalmatian ; Marmalade the hearing- and sight - impairedborder collieandAustralian cattle dogmix ; and Mykonos , theAmerican Staffordshire terrierandbulldogmix with a cleft palate .
The program will also have " Adoptable Pup " section , showcasing 11 adoptable puppies from tax shelter around the country . ( Yes , some kittens will be featured , too . )
The Puppy Cheer Squad is back again — as are the television camera near the water bowls and death zone . fit in to Discovery , we ’ll even get to see the puppy arrive on the ruby carpet .
Will There Be Kittens?
Of of course . The Kitten Halftime Show is back again so those dozens of puppies can get some rest in the middle of all that playtime .
By the end of the bowl , one wiener will be key the Most Valuable Puppy while another will take home the Underdog Award .
Then there ’s a football game biz after that . Go Chiefs .
