Meet the pooches of Puppy Bowl 2017
A total of 84 puppies were drafted into this year’s Puppy Bowl, which airs at 3 p.m. ET/PT on Animal Planet. This pooch is named Glenn.
Click through to see more photos of adorable dogs from Sunday’s other big game.
Duke and Dawson
The puppies come from 44 rescues across the U.S.
Nikita, Noodle and Basher Jr.
The pups will be competing on Team Ruff and Team Fluff.
Lucky and Ricky
The puppies range in age from 12 to 24 weeks old.
Maybell and Hope
Breeds include basset hound, beagle, boxer, English bulldog, Chihuahua, Cocker Spaniel, Dachshund, French bulldog, German shepherd, Great Dane, Labrador retriever, pit bull, Pomeranian, poodle, Shar-Pei, Shi Tzu, Springer Spaniel and more.
Woody and Tucker
All players in the game are adoptable.
Slippers, Rory and Parfait
The show includes a slow motion cam, water bowl cam and kiss cam.
Foster, Bebop and Daphne
And if you don’t like dogs, the halftime show includes kittens.
Jill Rappaport and Tucker
Some of the dogs will also participate in a “Pup Close and Personal” segment with Jill Rappaport.
Referee Dan Schachner and Rory
Dan Schachner returns as America’s favorite “Rufferee” to call the puppy penalties.
Referee Dan Schachner and Nikita
This year’s Puppy Bowl will also feature a Puppy Bowl Hall of Fame to honor legacy players throughout the game.
Bradie
Not pictured are the chicken cheerleaders on the sidelines.