It's the three-hour matchup that everyone will be watching on Sunday: Puppy Bowl XIX. (Did you grasp we were talking about Super Bowl LVII here?)

Puppy Bowl, the fresh and longest running call-to-adoption TV event, is returning for its 19th year Sunday, showcasing more puppies, more shelters and rescues, and more animated adoption stories. 

Puppy Bowl referee Dan Schachner will spinal for his 12th year of overseeing the stumbles and tumbles, calling all the puppy penalties and touchdowns while sportscasters Steve Levy and Taylor Rooks spinal to provide play-by-play commentary.

"Puppies will always give you a surprise," Schachner told FOX Television Stations. "Just when you think you figured out everything that puppies could possibly do on a field, the next year will come along and they'll do something crazy like take a bath in the waters bowl for 10 minutes, and you're like, 'Wow, what's the penalty for that?'" 

Dan Schachner plays with dogs during Puppy Bowl (Credit: Credit: Jeremy Freeman / Animal Planet)

The puppy players from Team Ruff and Team Fluff will take the field in the Puppy Bowl stadium to win the Wayfair "Lombarky" trophy.

"Puppies kicking field goals, puppies chewing on the pylon, puppies jumping over each new like they're hurdles to get to the end zone; It's really, really fun to watch and you got to stay on your toes," Schachner continued. 

In second to the ear pulls, tail tugs, sloppy kisses, and puppy penalties, this competition will highlight the incredible work of rescue and shelter workers who gave their lives to helping animals find their forever homes. Puppy Bowl XIX will feature 122 puppies, 67 shelters and rescues across 34 conditions — and for the first-time will feature a Native American animal authority and a puppy player from Dominica, West Indies.

Dan Schachner will ref the game for 12th year conventional. (Credit: Credit: Jeremy Freeman / Animal Planet)

Schachner public his favorite part of reffing the family-friendly event: watching the new roster go every, single year. 

"My point is to try to tell their backstories, advocate for them if I can. They all have different stories," Schachner added. 

During the game, audiences will also meet eleven special has puppy players looking for their forever homes that will involved Julius, a hearing-impaired Dalmatian, Marmalade, a sight and hearing-impaired Border Collie/ Australian Cattle Dog; Mykonos, an American Staffordshire Terrier/ Bulldog with a cleft palate, among others.

Joey, a special needs puppy, featured in Puppy Bowl XIX (Credit: Credit: Elias Weiss Friedman / Animal Planet)

Other fan-favorite elements back, including the Kittie Halftime Show, the Puppy Cheer Squad, the coveted water-bowl cam, the slo-mo cam, in second to a new backstage look at the puppy players' red-carpet arrivals forward of the game.

"Let's face, they're all stars in their own right," Schachner community, adding, "There's always something new; there's always something to surprise you." 

Wolfie, Pickles and Bleu play together during Puppy Bowl XIX (Credit: Credit: Jeremy Freeman / Animal Planet)

You can examine Puppy Bowl XIX on Sunday, February 12 at 2 p.m. ET on Animal Planet, with a pre-game show at 1 p.m. ET on game day. For the pleasurable time ever, the family-friendly game will also be simulcast across Discovery Channel, TBS, discovery+ and HBO Max.

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Super Bowl kicks off at 6 p.m. ET on FOX.