It doesn't matter if you like puppies, football, both or neither: Puppy Bowl XVI was enjoyable for everyone.
This year's Puppy Bowl featured 96 puppies from 61 animal shelters and rescue organizations from 25 states. The best part is that the puppies are adoptable, and according to Animal Planet, 100% of the puppies and kittens that have participated in past Puppy Bowls have been adopted.
With a full roster between Team Ruff and Team Fluff, Animal Planet called it "the biggest and most epic game" in Puppy Bowl history.
Team Fluff won the Chewy "Lombarky" Trophy and Gina, a week-old Labrador retriever-chow chow mix, won Most Valuable Puppy.
It was especially sweet that there were five special-needs dogs on the football field, including a three-legged Labrador retriever mix named Ferris and a hearing-impaired Great Dane named Kismet.
Here are five of the cutest moments, though let's be real, all were pretty darn cute.
Cafecito and Pip had themselves a wrangle to start the game.
The tension between #VoteCafecito and Pip is TANGIBLE #PuppyBowl #PuppyBowlXVI pic.twitter.com/OAc3bzvdA9
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) February 2, 2020
Bert picked up on the dogs being distracted, and hello, touchdown!
Bert in blue is taking advantage of an unexpected distraction and makes the ULTIMATE touchdown #PuppyBowl #PuppyBowlXVI pic.twitter.com/FzDcwGHtbc
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) February 2, 2020
What's cuter than a bunch of golden-colored pups committing penalties?
Play nice, Goldie! That's a penalty!!! #PuppyBowl #PuppyBowlXVI pic.twitter.com/xwIxSCXCXD
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) February 2, 2020
Team Fluff breaks the tie!
Bam Bam let's out a BOLD howl, calling #TeamRuff to break the tie #PuppyBowl #PuppyBowlXVI pic.twitter.com/OfV9R2l6uk
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) February 2, 2020
#TEAMFLUFF IS THE WINNER OF #PuppyBowlXVI! Should out to #TeamRuff for a solid effort. #PuppyBowl pic.twitter.com/mBMBV8BeT3
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) February 2, 2020
