Puppy Bowl

Something on the lighter side of things on this Super Bowl eve ...

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"Puppy Bowl IV," a three-hour extravaganza in which a cast of 46 dogs frolics, chases, pants, sniffs, rolls, tail wags and occasionally picks up a ball (or, more likely, a chew toy) on a set resembling a football field, will be broadcast at 3 p.m. on Sunday, with repeats to follow.

I'm not going to lie ... the video has me sold on potential Picture-in-Picture action as I root on the Patriots to finish the season perfectly.

I'll keep my prediction simple ... Pats by 10