A puppy from Colorado scored the game-winning touchdown of the 2023 Puppy Bowl, an 87-83 affair that ended with Team Fluff on top.
Vivianne, listed as a Siberian Husky/Rottweiler/Neapolitan Mastiff mix, hails from the Humane Society Pikes Peak Region. She carried a green stuffed turtle across the goal line after reversing direction and evading a Team Ruff defender.
Check out the adorable video from Animal Planet:
BALL GAME OVER!! Vivian scores a walk-off #PuppyBowl touchdown as Team Fluff hangs on! pic.twitter.com/0ay0PuDIDZ
— Animal Planet (@AnimalPlanet) February 12, 2023
This year’s Puppy Bowl saw Team Ruff come back from a 31-point deficit to force the first overtime in Puppy Bowl history, according to CNN.
In the end, it was Team Fluff hoisting the “Lombarky Trophy” for a second straight year. Despite Vivianne’s heroics, it was a Team Fluff Pomeranian named Pickle who took home MVP honors.
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