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14 Reasons Why The Puppy Bowl Is Better Than The Real Game

Normal football? Eh, OK. Puppy Bowl? CAN WE GET A HECK YEAH?! If you want a real game packed with adorable action, you know you gotta check out the GEICO Stadium for Puppy Bowl XII. Kickoff is 2/7 at 3 p.m. EST on Animal Planet.

1. Because the game is super simple to follow.

2. Because the Puppy Bowl has cuter cheerleaders.

3. Because they have an ACTUAL BIRD who tweets live updates.

4. Because their starting lineup is young AND talented AND cuddly!

5. Because sniffing out the competition is LITERALLY sniffing other pups out. Much better.

6. Because when there's a disagreement about who should get the ball... nobody cares. It's a puppy free-for-all!

7. Because they have a super-cute puppy cooldown pool.

8. Because the tailgaters hang out in a barking lot. #puns

9. Because the refs are super sweet. Awww!

10. Because they have a meow-velous halftime show.

11. One year they even got the illustrious RHCP (Red Hot Cat Puppies) to perform!

12. Because ain't no touchdown like a puppy bowl touchdown! (Hey! Ho!)

13. Because look at this sportsmanship!

14. Because it doesn't matter who wins or loses... WE ALL WIN.

Take a trip to GEICO Stadium this year for more Puppy Bowl action!

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