Puppy Bowl 2024 lineup: Who are the contestants?

WASHINGTON (DC News Now) — The Super Bowl isn’t the only event taking place on Sunday — you can kick off game day with the 20th annual “Puppy Bowl” in the afternoon.

“Team Ruff” and “Team Fluff” will face off for the Lombarky trophy. According to its website, the competition includes a total of “131 puppies, 73 shelters and rescues across 36 states and territories – including the all-time smallest pup, Sweetpea, at 1.7 lbs and the biggest, Levi the Great Dane at 70 lbs.”

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Sixteen pups are the Starting Line Up players who are competing for the title of “Most Popular.” Here they are:

Team Ruff

• Bark Purdy
  Chihuahua mix
  Sacramento SPCA; Sacramento, Ca.

• Stryker
  Border Collie mix
  Green Dogs Unleashed; Troy, Va.

• Vanessa
  Yorkshire Terrier mix
  Brandywine Valley SPCA; West Chester, Pa.

• Guy Fureri
  Shepherd and Poodle mix
  One Tail at A Time; Chicago, Il.

• Moosh
  Australian Shepherd mix
  Green Dogs Unleashed; Troy, Va.

• Mr. Bean
  Papillon mix
  Barky Pines Animal Rescue and Sanctuary; West Palm Beach, Fl.

• Lady Luck
  Poodle
  Nevada SPCA; Las Vegas, Nev.

• Sonny
  Chihuahua/Miniature Schnauzer mix
  Best Friends Animal Society; New York, N.Y.

Team Fluff

• Cronut
  Shar Pei
  Shar-Pei Rescue of Virginia; Chesapeake, Va.

• Harvey
  Pug
  Pug Nation LA; Gardenia, Ca.

• Francine
  Pug
  Rescue Dogs Rock; New York, N.Y.

• Beignet
  Dachshund mix
  Take Paws Rescue; New Orleans, La.

• Linus
  Hound mix
  The Ronnie Stanley Foundation; Baltimore, Md.

• Patrick Mabones
  Hound mix
  AHeinz57 Pet Rescue group; De Soto, Iowa

• Fred
  Terrier mix
  Helen Woodward Animal Center; Rancho Santa Fe, Ca.

• Levi
  Great Dane
  Green Dogs Unleashed; Troy, Va.

You can watch the Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet starting at 2 p.m. EST. You can check out all 131 contestants and their pictures online.

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