Puppy Bowl 2025: Recap, MVP, Highlights and Twitter Reaction

Before Super Bowl 59 kicked off, the 21st annual Puppy Bowl took place on Sunday.

Team Fluff secured its status as champions once again, defeating Team Ruff by the final score of 68-66. The victory marks Team Fluff's third win in four years after Team Ruff won the 2024 Puppy Bowl.

Paws Allen, a Labrador Retriever mix, scored a last-second touchdown to clinch the victory for Team Fluff.

A silver lining for Team Ruff was the Most Valuable Puppy winner, with Foxtrot taking home MVP honors. The Border Collie mix started the scoring with an early touchdown and almost helped Team Ruff pull off an impressive victory.

The 2025 Puppy Bowl didn't disappoint, featuring energized action throughout the contest from the puppies.

One exception to the intense game was Mercury, with the Great Pyrenees Maremma Sheepdog-mix taking home an Underdog Award win by relaxing on the field while the event took place.

Puppy Bowl XXI featured 142 puppy players from 80 shelters and rescues across 40 states and two countries. The event also included 11 special needs puppies including Jolene, an American Pit Bull Terrier-mix who competed in a wheelchair, as well as Sprinkle, a blind and hearing-impaired Australian Shepherd-mix.

As fans waited for Sunday's clash between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles to commence, the Puppy Bowl continued to provide entertainment leading up to the NFL's title game.