Puppy Bowl XIII vs. Kitten Bowl IV written by Joey Baloney aka The Cat

     Puppy Bowl XIII is going to be the best one yet! It will have over 78 adoptable puppies from 34 shelters and rescue groups that represent 24 states across the Unites States. .Puppy Bowl XIII kicks off with a furry group of line barkers and wide retrievers, making adorable fumbles and tumbles in an effort to score winning touchdowns for #TeamRuff and #TeamFluff.  For the sixth year in a row, America's favorite "Rufferee," Dan Schachner, returns to call the puppy penalties, furry fumbles and terrier touchdowns. Award-winning animal advocate and television correspondent Jill Rappaport introduces the Subaru Pup Close and Personal segments that highlight some of the heartwarming stories of the adorable athletes. This year, the Bowl also features three pups with special needs - Doobert (deaf), Lucky (three-legged) and Winston (hearing and sight impaired) - who won't let their disability stop them.  The game will also feature a Kitty Play halftime show featuring the feline musical group Chicago Rock Cats with Kitty Gaga singing "Puparazzi" to her litter  of adoptable rescue kittens and the Puppy Cam is back. Also, the half time show includes the cheerleading rescue rabbits and guinea pigs.  There will also be chinchilla mascots and an owl ."Meep the Bird is back giving his live tweet updates. Puppy Bowl will air on  the Animal Planet Channel at 3 pm (est) on Sunday, February 5th, 2017 with the Puppy Bowl pregame show starting at 2 pm (est). The Puppy Bowl will also include a special appearance by none other than Mr. Punxsutawney Phil. The famous groundhog and two of his inner circle officiate the coin toss to start the game.
     The Kitty Bowl starts Super Bowl Sunday off at Noon on the Hallmark Channel. All the kittens and cats are available for adoption. “Not only are these cats some of the best players in the Feline Football League, but also they are looking for their forever homes,” said Boomer Esiason, FFL Commissioner. “These champions will make loving and playful additions to any family looking to adopt an animal in need.” The announcers for Kitten Bowl IV are John Sterling and Mary Carillo. Animal adoption advocate Beth Stern is the host and former NFL quarterback Boomer Esiason is commissioner of the Feline Football League.The cats and kittens will be broken up into 4 teams called the "The Last Hop Lions" featuring Shorty, :Boomer's Snowflakes" featuring Snowflake, "The Home and Family Felines" featuring Beans, and "The Northshore Bengals" featuring Furry Bradshaw. You can also go onto the website www.hallmarkchannel.com/kittenbowl for interactive fun including making your own trading cards featuring any and all of the Cat-Letes in this years Kitten Bowl IV. 
     An estimated 25 million viewers will be watching Puppy Bowl XIII and  over 10 million viewers will watch the Kitty Bowl IV.  Major sponsors who purchase commercial time for these Bowls must also commit to being sponsors and advertise all year round with all programming on these channels. Puppy Bowl XIII official sponsors include PEDIGREE, Petco, BISSELL, ARM & HAMMER , RO*TEL and Velveeta, Dairy Queen, GEICO, SHEBA and Subaru.  Kitty Bowl IV official sponsors include Arm & Hammer, Subaru and PetSmart. All the puppies and kittens are available to be adopted right after the Bowls air on television through the shelters and some are even adopted by staffers of the events.  My favorite part is seeing how cute all the kittens are as well as how well the puppies play together and knowing that all my friends will get adopted and go to good homes to be with their new families. So if after watching the Kitten Bowl and Puppy Bowl you decide you or you and your family is looking for a kitten or cat, puppy or a dog, please visit the animal shelters in your area and pick out a new family member. Remember to always have your Cats and Dogs spayed and neutered. My little brother Joey (NFL Analyst) and My cousin Katie (NHL Analyst) will be joining me to watch and breakdown and recap the Puppy Bowl and Kitty Bowl on Sunday. My name is Joey Baloney aka the Cat and I approve and wrote this post....  www.cupofjoeinthed.blogspot.com  twitter; @cupofjoeinthed  email; cupofjoeinthed@gmail.com                                                          

Joey Baloney aka The Cat Commentator

Katie Color Commentator

                                                        

Cooper Color Commentator