The final score of the 2026 Puppy Bowl was 73-69. Team Fluff's Boba, from the Humane Society of Missouri in St. Louis, was crowned the game's MVP (Most Valuable Pup). Team Fluff won the 21st annual Puppy Bowl in 2025, beating Team Ruff 68-66. Foxtrot, a border collie mix from Minneapolis, Minnesota, was named the game's MVP.

Puppy Bowl XXII premieres Sunday, February 8, at 2 p.m. ET on Animal Planet, Discovery, TBS, TruTV, HBO Max and Discovery+, featuring 150 dogs from 72 shelters across the United States, Puerto Rico

A Georgia shelter pup steals hearts and represents the Peach State in Animal Planet's annual Puppy Bowl XXII.

Ahead of the Super Bowl Feb. 8, 150 pups looking for fur-ever homes will face off at the annual Puppy Bowl adoption event. Meet the dogs playing this year.

A record 150 canines from 72 shelters lit up the screen, but only one team could be the top dogs of Puppy Bowl XXII.

The Puppy Bowl has become a feel‑good Super Bowl tradition — one rooted in adoption, joy and stories that go far beyond the game.

Now in its 22nd year, the Puppy Bowl has established itself as a counterprogramming spectacle on Super Bowl Sunday. Factoring in a pregame show, it is a four-hour marathon of doggy drool, cat cameos and poop puns, as Team Fluff vies with Team Ruff for the Lombarky Trophy.