Super Bowl 50 Who Won Coin Toss
Heads? Tails? Betting on those results may seem the ultimate in a 50-50 proposition, but millions of dollars will be wagered on the outcome when players and officials gather in the center of the field on Feb. 7 for the Super Bowl coin toss. Ready to completely overanalyze a flip of the coin?
We thought so. Below you’ll find the result of every Super Bowl coin toss since Super Bowl I, plus current betting odds and trends to help you decide on heads or tails.
- History favours tails. Through the first 54 Super Bowls, the coin toss has landed on tails 29 times out of 54. Even though the odds of a coin landing on either side are 50/50, the Super Bowl coin.
- Super Bowl: Teams, Score: Location: Team That Won Coin Toss: I: Green Bay 35, Kansas City 10: Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, CA) Packers: II: Green Bay 33, Oakland 14.
- The San Francisco 49ers are next with five wins, and the Miami Dolphins have won the coin flip four times. The Seattle Seahawks are a perfect three for three with winning the coin toss in their Super Bowl appearances, and the Chicago Bears have won both appearances they have been in.
- Therefore every football fan is equipped to bet on the Super Bowl coin toss. The Kansas City Chiefs will take on Tampa Bay at 6:30 p.m. 7 in Super Bowl LV.
Update: Kansas City called “heads” and they won the toss as it came up “heads.” It is the third time in the past four Super Bowl games that “heads” has won, but “tails” still owns the all-time advantage at 29-26.
Super Bowl 55 coin toss odds
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Super Bowl 54 Coin Toss
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| Coin Toss Props | ||
|---|---|---|
| Coin Toss Winner | Tampa Bay Buccaneers -106 | Kansas City Chiefs -106 |
| Player to correctly call Opening Kickoff coin toss | Yes -106 | No -106 |
| To Win Coin Toss and Game | Kansas City Chiefs +205 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers +370 |
Super Bowl Coin Toss Results
Heads: 26 times (47%)
Tails: 29 times (53%)
Heads longest streak: 5
Tails longest streak: 4 (three times)
Most coin toss wins: Cowboys (6); 49ers (5); Dolphins (4); Raiders (3); Patriots (3); Seahawks (3)
Out of the 54 Super Bowls played thus far, just 25 teams have won the coin flip and the game. In fact, there is sizable streak currently going on as each team to win the coin toss the past six years has wound up losing. The last team to win the toss and hoist the Lombardi Trophy at the end of the night was the 2013-14 Seattle Seahawks against the Denver Broncos.
| Super Bowl | Teams | Heads or Tails | Toss Winner | Super Bowl Champion |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LV | Kansas City vs Tampa Bay | Heads | Kansas City | N/A |
| LIV | Kansas City vs San Francisco | Tails | San Francisco | Kansas City |
| LIII | New England vs LA Rams | Heads | LA Rams | New England |
| LII | New England vs Philadelphia | Heads | New England | Philadelphia |
| LI | Atlanta vs New England | Tails | Atlanta | New England |
| L | Carolina vs Denver | Tails | Carolina | Denver |
| XLIX | Seattle vs New England | Tails | Seattle | New England |
| XLVIII | Seattle vs Denver | Tails | Seattle | Seattle |
| XLVII | Baltimore vs San Francisco | Heads | Baltimore | Baltimore |
| XLVI | New England vs NY Giants | Heads | New England | NY Giants |
| XLV | Green Bay vs Pittsburgh | Heads | Green Bay | Green Bay |
| XLIV | New Orleans vs Indianapolis | Heads | New Orleans | New Orleans |
| XLIII | Arizona vs Pittsburgh | Heads | Arizona | Pittsburgh |
| XLII | NY Giants vs New England | Tails | NY Giants | NY Giants |
| XLI | Chicago vs Indianapolis | Heads | Chicago | Indianapolis |
| XL | Seattle vs Pittsburgh | Tails | Seattle | Pittsburgh |
| XXXIX | Philadelphia vs New England | Tails | Philadelphia | New England |
| XXXVIII | Carolina vs New England | Tails | Carolina | New England |
| XXXVII | Tampa Bay vs Oakland | Tails | Tampa Bay | Tampa Bay |
| XXXVI | St Louis vs New England | Heads | St Louis | New England |
| XXXV | NY Giants vs Baltimore | Tails | NY Giants | Baltimore |
| XXXIV | St Louis vs Tennessee | Tails | St Louis | St Louis |
| XXXIII | Atlanta vs Denver | Tails | Atlanta | Denver |
| XXXII | Green Bay vs Denver | Tails | Green Bay | Denver |
| XXXI | New England vs Green Bay | Heads | New England | Green Bay |
| XXX | Dallas vs Pittsburgh | Tails | Dallas | Dallas |
| XXIX | San Francisco vs San Diego | Heads | San Francisco | San Francisco |
| XXVIII | Dallas vs Buffalo | Tails | Dallas | Dallas |
| XXVII | Buffalo vs Dallas | Heads | Buffalo | Dallas |
| XXVI | Washington vs Buffalo | Heads | Washington | Washington |
| XXV | Buffalo vs NY Giants | Heads | Buffalo | NY Giants |
| XXIV | Denver vs San Francisco | Heads | Denver | San Francisco |
| XXIII | San Francisco vs Cincinnati | Tails | San Francisco | San Francisco |
| XXII | Washington vs Denver | Heads | Washington | Washington |
| XXI | Denver vs NY Giants | Tails | Denver | NY Giants |
| XX | Chicago vs New England | Tails | Chicago | Chicago |
| XIX | San Francisco vs Miami | Tails | San Francisco | San Francisco |
| XVIII | LA Raiders vs Washington | Heads | LA Raiders | LA Raiders |
| XVII | Miami vs Washington | Tails | Miami | Washington |
| XVI | San Francisco vs Cincinnati | Tails | San Francisco | San Francisco |
| XV | Philadelphia vs Oakland | Tails | Philadelphia | Oakland |
| XIV | LA Rams vs Pittsburgh | Heads | LA Rams | Pittsburgh |
| XIII | Dallas vs Pittsburgh | Heads | Dallas | Pittsburgh |
| XII | Dallas vs Denver | Heads | Dallas | Dallas |
| XI | Oakland vs Minnesota | Tails | Oakland | Oakland |
| X | Dallas vs Pittsburgh | Heads | Dallas | Pittsburgh |
| IX | Pittsburgh vs Minnesota | Tails | Pittsburgh | Pittsburgh |
| VIII | Miami vs Minnesota | Heads | Miami | Miami |
| VII | Miami vs Washington | Heads | Miami | Miami |
| VI | Miami vs Dallas | Heads | Miami | Dallas |
| V | Dallas vs Baltimore | Tails | Dallas | Baltimore |
| IV | Minnesota vs Kansas City | Tails | Minnesota | Kansas City |
| III | NY Jets vs Baltimore | Heads | NY Jets | NY Jets |
| II | Green Bay vs Oakland | Tails | Oakland | Green Bay |
| I | Green Bay vs Kansas City | Heads | Green Bay | Green Bay |
The coin toss felt overly complicated during Super Bowl 54.
The San Francisco 49ers won the coin toss by calling tails, and cornerback Richard Sherman kept it simple: “Defer.”
And that’s where things got a bit awkward. The official, Bill Vinovich, turned to Kansas City Chiefs punter Dustin Colquitt.
Super Bowl Coin Toss Time
“Do you want the ball?” Vinovich asked.
And Colquitt looked confused. Because of course the Chiefs wanted the ball. That’s really the only option. Because when Sherman said “defer,” he was not deferring receiving the ball, he was deferring making a decision until the second half. Meaning the Chiefs had to pick between:
The opportunity to receive the kickoff, or to kick off; orThe choice of goal his team will defendAnd so the Chiefs chose to receive the kickoff, because when the 49ers have their decision to make to start the second half — the one Sherman deferred — they will obviously choose to get the ball.
Got that? These rules are needlessly complicated, as we’ve talked about already this year. You’ve probably always assumed that the team that wins the toss just decides to kick or receive in the first half, and then whichever team doesn’t get the ball to start the game gets the ball to start the second half. If only it were so simple.
Even Vinovich got tripped up as he concluded his announcement on the toss.
“San Francisco — excuse me, Kansas City will receive in the first half,” Vinovich said.
The coin toss shouldn’t be confusing. But ever since Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott miscommunicated with an official on the coin toss, the NFL has tried to make it fool-proof, which (of course) has made it hugely complicated.