09-02-2025
What time is Puppy Bowl 2025? Date, channel, streaming, lineups for Puppy Bowl XXI
Before the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs square off Sunday in Super Bowl LIX, viewers can "paws" to root for all the cute "players" in the Puppy Bowl, featuring dozens of four-legged friends rolling around and wagging for all they're worth.
This year's Puppy Bowl XXI features 142 rescue puppies from 80 shelters across 40 states and two countries — including a pair of tail-wagging participants from Michigan: Rory, from Muskegon, and Trixie, from Harbor Springs.
The annual show highlights the puppies, and the dedication of the rescues and shelters that help the animals find forever homes. This year's teams, Team Ruff and Team Fluff, will face off on the gridiron for the "Lombarky" Trophy.
Here's what to know.
Time: 2 p.m.
Date: Sunday, Feb. 9.
Puppy Bowl XXI will be simulcast across the following stations and streaming services:
Discovery+
Animal Planet
Discovery
TBS
truTV
Max
Watch Puppy Bowl XXI on Sling
The pre-game show is slated to begin at 1 p.m. ET Sunday, Feb. 9 followed by Puppy Bowl XXI, which has a duration of three hours listed from 2 to 5 p.m., according to Animal Planet.
Two teams will participate in Puppy Bowl XXI − Team Fluff and Team Ruff.
Visit to see all 142 dogs participating from 80 shelters across 40 states and two countries in Puppy Bowl XXI.
Two puppies from Michigan are competing for a roster spot in this year's Puppy Bowl:
Rory — Team Fluff from the Big Lake Humane Society in Muskegon.
Trixie — Team Fluff from the Little Traverse Bay Humane Society in Harbor Springs.
All of the dogs can be adopted. Many are already adopted by the time the show airs, however, thanks to their cuteness level. Even the Puppy Bowl crew occasionally grabs a few.
"We're transparent about that. Our goal is to find them their forever home," one-time NFL referee and current 14-year Puppy Bowl judge Dan Schachner told USA Today last year.
USA TODAY contributed.
Jalen Williams is a trending reporter at the Detroit Free Press. Contact him at jawilliams1@
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