ThisSuper Bowlteaser forThe Walking Deadfeatures Daryl (Norman Reedus), Michonne (Danai Gurira), King Ezekiel (Khary Payton), Judith Grimes (Cailey Fleming), and Carol (Melissa McBride) preparing for battle against the Whisperers, who are led by Alpha (Samantha Morton).The funny footage makes it look they’re going to square-off on the football field and fans of the hit AMC show should get a kick out of it, no pun intended. Plus, it announces that they can go watch the mid-season premiere right now, ahead of the big game.

This isn’t the firstSuper Bowl-themed piece of promotion that AMC has released forThe Walking Dead. This weekend saw a pre-Super Bowlparty show that was hosted byNorman Reedus, Jeffrey Dean Morgan, and director/producer Greg Nicotero. The trio talked some shop and about who might be the best villain in the series. Nicotero has said in the past thatAlphais, which led to Morgan giving him a text to remind him about Negan. The director/producer admits that he has a lot of love for Morgan’s Negan too, but he loves the “terrifying nature of the Whisperers.”

A lot ofThe Walking Deadfans are excited to seethe Whisperers, who Jeffrey Morgan called “badass” at last year’s San Diego Comic-Con. Morgan is going to see a switch, where Negan isn’t the big bad during the rest of Season 9, which should be pretty interesting for all parties involved. Will Negan start to go in a different direction when the Whisperers arrive on the scene to take the villainous crown? That isn’t clear at the moment, but we could all start getting hints by watch the mid-season premiere a whole week early right now.

TheSuper Bowlis preparing to begin and AMC has giftedThe Walking Deadfans with a break from the talking heads and sports broadcasters. Jordan Peele got in on the pregame fun this morning too. The director offered up the second full-length trailer for his upcoming horror movieUs, which should fit right in with fans who are looking forward toThe Walking DeadSeason 9 mid-season premiere. So, what are you waiting for? Put down the cheese dip and check out the first episode. Or, wait until after the game, the choice is yours. In the meantime, you can watch theSuper Bowl-themed teaser below, provided byThe Walking Dead Twitteraccount.