Puppy Bowl 2017 Lineup: Team Fluff To Take On Team Ruff For Championship

Puppy Bowl XII — One of the puppies up for adoption at 2016 "Puppy Bowl," an alternative "game" shown during the NFL Super Bowl. Reuters

Just weeks before the start of the 2017 Puppy Bowl, Animal Planet has revealed the complete lineup for the competition where Team Fluff will take on Team Ruff. A total of 39 puppies have made it to the starting lineup for the competition, which will begin 3 p.m. EST, Feb. 5.

Puppies with special needs are also participating in this year's competition, including dogs like Doobert, who's deaf, and Winston, a sight- and hearing-impaired pup. Puppy Bowl XIII represents 34 rescue organizations and 22 states. This year's games feature the biggest representation of disabled dogs ever.

While talking about Lucky, a 16-weeks-old female Terrier mix from shelter Operation Education Rescue in Tennessee — who lost a leg in a crate accident — referee Dan Schachner said: "Lucky has probably a little more fear and anxiety than the other dogs, so being in that group was daunting."

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