The most recent Super Bowl coin toss, in Super Bowl LIX, landed on tails . The Kansas City Chiefs won the toss and chose to defer possession until the second half. The Chiefs, designated as the visiting team, made the call of “tails”. This resulted in the Philadelphia Eagles receiving the opening kickoff to begin the game.
Here’s a summary of the coin toss:
| Statistic | Result |
|—|—|
| Coin Toss Result | Tails |
| Winning Team | Chiefs |
| Winning Team’s Call | Tails |
| Choice After Winning | Deferred |
| Team Receiving Kickoff | Eagles |
Contextual analysis
- Historically, the coin toss result is nearly 50/50, with tails having come up slightly more often (30 times compared to heads 28 times through Super Bowl LVIII).
- Winning the coin toss does not necessarily lead to winning the game; the team that wins the toss has a 26-32 record in Super Bowls.
- Teams frequently choose to defer possession when winning the coin toss, aiming to receive the ball to start the second half.
What was the coin toss on the Super Bowl?
Thanks for asking. Tonight here’s the coin that we will use for the toss. The side with the Super Bowl 59 commemorative logo is heads. The side with the s the Kansas City.
Did the coin toss heads or tails in the Super Bowl 2025?
Good point! Since the Chiefs are technically the visiting team in this year’s Super Bowl, they called the toss between them and the Eagles and ended up winning after calling tails. Kansas City chose to defer to the second half, so the Eagles will get the ball first.
How does the Super Bowl coin toss work?
Unless the winner of the toss defers his choice to the second half, he must choose one of two privileges, and the loser is given the other. The two privileges are: The opportunity to receive the kickoff, or to kick off; or. The choice of goal his team will defend.
Is it true that a coin flip is 51/49?
Thanks for asking. Diaconis et al. showed that flipping a coin in a certain fairly natural way resulted in 51% coming up the same side as it started and 49% changing. So if you have a coin showing tails and you flip it, it comes up tails 51% of the time. But if it shows heads and you flip it, it comes up heads 51% of…