The Puppy Bowl on Animal Planet lived up as the cutest show before Super Bowl 59. Here is who came out on top with highlights.

The Super Bowl is happening later today, and if you also enjoy sporting events with tail-wagging, toy-tugging and miniature limbs, you can watch good boys and girls face off in the 21st Puppy Bowl. Puppy Bowl XXI will showcase 142 rescue puppies from 80 shelters -- the biggest canine cohort yet -- before the Super Bowl airs at 6:30 p.

Puppy Bowl 21 leads off the schedule before the big game, where dogs get out to showcase their athleticism and competitiveness in the hopes of landing a "furever" home. In terms of the NFL calendar, perhaps the Puppy Bowl can compare to the Senior Bowl,