It's that time of the year again: The competition is heating up...and no, we're not talking about the Super Bowl.
Animal Planet's Puppy Bowl XVII returns this Sunday, Feb. 7 and the cutest puppies will go paw to paw to compete for the special three-hour event.
Joining this year as Puppy Bowl XVII announcers are ESPN's Monday Night Football play-by-play announcer Steve Levy and SportsCenter host Sage Steele, who will be providing puppy analysis throughout the game!
The pre-game show begins at 1 p.m. ET/10 a.m. PT when longtime Puppy Bowl sports correspondents Rodt Weiler, James Hound, Sheena Inu, Brittany Spaniel and Herman Shepard will pump up the crowd with insights on the furry matchups before the big game.
This year, 22 shelters and rescues from nine Northeastern states are set to bring 70 incredible adoptable puppy players out for the event to sport their opposing bandana colors. The pups will be split between #TeamRuff in "Tail Mary Tangerine" and #TeamFluff sporting "Bark Blue." The two teams will be playing against each other in the brand-new GEICO Stadium to win the CHEWY "Lombarky" trophy.
Keep scrolling to see all the puppies appearing in this year's friendly competition.
Danbury Animal Welfare Society
Green Dogs Unleashed
Comet Operation Paws for Homes
Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue
Rescue City
Animal Refuge League of Greater Portland
Rescue City
Green Dogs Unleased
Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue
Dog Star Rescue
Rutland County Humane
Charlie's Crusaders Pet Rescue
Center for Animal Health & Welfare
Danbury Animal Welfare Society
Pet Animal Welfare Society
Danbury Animal Welfare Society
Last Chance Animal Rescue
Operation Paws for Homes
Operation Paws for Homes
Dog Star Rescue
Rescue City
Danbury Animal Welfare Society
Green Dogs Unleashed
Operation Paws for Homes
Operation Paws for Homes
Operation Paws for Home
Match Dog Rescue
Match Dog Rescue
Rescue City
Rescue City