For those too weak of heart to bear all of the man-handling and ungraceful tackling of the actual Super Bowl, they’ve created something much more tame and exciting—the Kitten and Puppy Bowls. Many who weren’t Seattle Seahawk or Patriot’s fans tuned in, about fourteen million of them last year, to watch as adoptable animals fought and clawed their way to touch downs. Both aired on February 1, 2015, at separate times and channels for your viewing pleasure.

During the Kitten Bowl II, the Hallmark Channel Hearties beat out the Northpole Panthers 58-34, while the Good Witch Wildcats kept a steady win above the Hallmark Movies & Mysteries Mountain Lions, ending with 36-25. Many kitty fights and hissing matches were brought on the field, but even with claws these teams managed to avoid the controversial “deflate-gate” problems. The overall winner was the Wildcat’s, but only after going into an exciting round of overtime. Joe Montuna won it all for his team in the final cute-off.

The game was stock full of locker-room shots, play by play recaps, and illegal use of paw penalties. Tomcat Brady, Ferrell Owens, and Mr. Whiskers were all inducted into the Feline Football League’s Hall of Fame.

The Puppy Bowl XI had the same tail-wagging outcome, especially if a high scoring pup was on your Puppy Bowl fantasy team (yes, this is a real thing). Halftime included the famous “Katty Furry,” a real eye-catcher to the players, and cheerleading goats. Team Ruff and Fluff went ear-tip to ear-tip until the finale, but it ended with Team Ruff victorious, 87-49. Most Valuable Pup (MVP) went to Cara of the Fluff team over two competitors from the other team.

Both events succeeded in raising awareness and money for one common goal—adopting animals in local shelters. Out of the adorable 85 shelter pups and 92 felines, all were guaranteed good homes before the show aired.

Also, if you were more interested in the undead than those of us with our flesh still intact, The Walking Dead sponsored their own Zombie Bowl. AMC ran a marathon of seasons one and two, which started at 10 A.M. and lasted through the football frenzy.