Puppy Bowl 2021 winner recap: Underdogs of Team Ruff were very good boys

It was a tough recreation for Team Fluff.

The winners of the 2021 Puppy Bowl have their coveted Lombarky Trophy: Team Ruff, the underdogs after consecutive victories from opponents Team Fluff, received the seventeenth annual matchup of adoptable pups and canine.

Seventy pooches competed on this 12 months’s “cutest game ever played,” reffed by longtime “rufferee” Dan Schachner.

Here’s a paw-by-paw recap of the riveting rumble.

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Team Ruff’s Archer, an American Staffordshire Terrier, acquired the sport off to a wild begin with a penalty for “illegal use of the goal posts” — ripping off the aim publish of the opposing crew.

Ruff’s Muffin, a terrier combine, scored the crew’s first landing after a fierce sort out from hearing-impaired terrier Marshall — who’s coaching to be a assist pup for nurses on the entrance line of the COVID pandemic and was an early contender for Most Valuable Pup.

Meanwhile, Chow Chow combine Chunky Monkey was penalized for “excessive slumber” after his snooze on the sidelines. Cute, however no cigar. Still, Twitter went wild with the Most Valuable Mood served up by the Chunk himself.

Later within the first quarter, a brutal tug of struggle ensued between Muffin and Marshall whereas nervous Nelly Gus on crew Fluff required a bit of a “pup” discuss to get his head within the recreation. Alas, Marshall crossed the aim line for a Team Fluff’s first landing. Very Good Boy Milky Way additionally added to Fluff’s landing depend within the first quarter. Paulie, slightly rascal of a mixture, barked proper again, successful a landing for crew Ruff. Teammate Mix Hashbrown tied up the sport 21-21 on the finish of the primary quarter.

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In the second quarter, Great Pyrenees combine Duke acquired duped by crew Fluff’s unflappable offense, giving golden retriever Beliveau the opening for a landing, bringing his crew up 35-21 after one other TD from terrier-bulldog combine Sonic.

Ruff’s Fletcher, a hearing-impaired beagle combine, scored one other jubilant landing, with Ruff’s first subject aim scored by Tank, an lovable Rottweiler/boxer, on the finish of the primary half. Team Fluff remained the highest dawgs, no because of Fluff’s Erica, a border collie combine who opted to take it simple in a pleasant quiet nook of the stadium.

The pups acquired a relaxation in the course of the halftime present, carried out by a very stimulated band of kittens, led by DJ Grand Master Scratch on the turntables.

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At the beginning of the third quarter, Team Fluff’s furball of power, Fozzie, was knocked with a penalty for “pancaking the puppy.” But the Norwegian Elkhound combine nonetheless regarded fly — because of a particular grooming at Harlem’s Doggie Day Spa previous to the large occasion. Later, Ruff’s Apollo gave Dwight a transparent path to the tip zone, handing Ruff a three-point lead. The victory didn’t final lengthy, when Fluff’s Beliveau scored once more after a fairly aggressive sort out into the water bowl at Tank’s expense.

In the ultimate quarter, crowd favourite Jett — a two-legged lab along with his very personal wheeled cart — made his doggie debut and scored a landing for Team Fluff, because of an help from lab/terrier combine Jay.

American Staffordshire Terrier/Dutch Shepherd Paulie joined the two-touchdown membership for crew Ruff, however the crew couldn’t sustain with the good boys. Beliveau — who frankly regarded a bit giant for a pet — scored his fourth landing for Fluff.

Making the sport an actual paw-biter, Muffin scored one other TD for Ruff, bringing the rating as much as 66-69 with lower than a minute left within the recreation.

But Team Ruff scrapped his technique to a victory for Team Ruff because of Big Boss Paulie from New York. After back-to-back wins from Team Fluff in years previous, Team Ruff barked its technique to legend-hood with a 73-69 remaining rating.

Let’s not overlook that the MVP of the sport — Marshall, our hearing-impaired Boston terrier — snagged the esteemed title. Extra treats for Marshall!

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The huge matchup was joined by a lineup of movie star animal lovers: It was hosted by finest buddies Martha Stewart and Snoop Dogg, who set the desk tail-gate snacks and drinks — D-O-double-G, of course, introduced the gin and juice.

First Lady Jill Biden was joined by her rescue German shepherds Champ and Major Biden, delivered a PSA on adopting canine — and likewise carrying masks. Actress Kristen Bell joined the motion, fostering rescue pup Java for a day.

But the actual winners of the sport were the 70 households who introduced house champs after the Puppy Bowl — in line with Animal Planet, each final one of the canine in each Puppy Bowl get adopted by the point the present airs.