Super Bowl coin toss history, results and more

The biggest sporting event in the U.S. each year begins with a simple question: heads or tails?

The biggest sporting event in the U.S. each year begins with a simple question: heads or tails?

The coin toss is a Super Bowl staple. The small ritual has major impacts, though – both on the field and in sportsbooks.

Does tails ever fail in the Super Bowl? And is it actually better to lose the Super Bowl coin toss?

Let’s check out some coin toss history before Super Bowl LIX kicks off in New Orleans:

Super Bowl coin toss outcomes

Across the first 58 Super Bowls, the coin toss landed tails 30 times and heads 28 times.

The longest ever streak for one result went from Super Bowl XLIII to Super Bowl XLVII, when it landed heads five straight times. There have been three stretches in which the Super Bowl coin toss landed tails four straight times.

Prior to Super Bowl LVII, the winner of the coin toss went on to lose the game in eight straight Super Bowls. The Kansas City Chiefs bucked that in February 2023, successfully calling tails, deferring to the second half and beating the Philadelphia Eagles 38-35. Kansas City continued its winning ways in Las Vegas last season after the 49ers unsuccessfully called heads in Super Bowl LVIII.

Here is a look at the coin toss result, coin toss winner and game winner from the first 58 Super Bowls:

I

Chiefs vs. Packers

Heads

Packers

Packers

II

Packers vs. Raiders

Tails

Raiders

Packers

III

Jets vs. Colts

Heads

Jets

Jets

IV

Vikings vs. Chiefs

Tails

Vikings

Chiefs

V

Colts vs. Cowboys

Tails

Cowboys

Colts

VI

Cowboys vs. Dolphins

Heads

Dolphins

Cowboys

VII

Dolphins vs. Washington

Heads

Dolphins

Dolphins

VIII

Vikings vs. Dolphins

Heads

Dolphins

Dolphins

IX

Steelers vs. Vikings

Tails

Steelers

Steelers

X

Cowboys vs. Steelers

Heads

Cowboys

Steelers

XI

Raiders vs. Vikings

Tails

Raiders

Raiders

XII

Cowboys vs. Broncos

Heads

Cowboys

Cowboys

XIII

Steelers vs. Cowboys

Heads

Cowboys

Steelers

XIV

Rams vs. Steelers

Heads

Rams

Steelers

XV

Raiders vs. Eagles

Tails

Eagles

Raiders

XVI

49ers vs. Bengals

Tails

49ers

49ers

XVII

Dolphins vs. Washington

Tails

Dolphins

Washington

XVIII

Washington vs. Raiders

Heads

Raiders

Raiders

XIX

Dolphins vs. 49ers

Tails

49ers

49ers

XX

Bears vs. Patriots

Tails

Bears

Bears

XXI

Broncos vs. Giants

Tails

Broncos

Giants

XXII

Washington vs. Broncos

Heads

Washington

Washington

XXIII

Bengals vs. 49ers

Tails

49ers

49ers

XXIV

49ers vs. Broncos

Heads

Broncos

49ers

XXV

Bills vs. Giants

Heads

Bills

Giants

XXVI

Washington vs. Bills

Heads

Washington

Washington

XXVII

Bills vs. Cowboys

Heads

Bills

Cowboys

XXVIII

Cowboys vs. Bills

Tails

Cowboys

Cowboys

XXIX

Chargers vs. 49ers

Heads

49ers

49ers

XXX

Cowboys vs. Steelers

Tails

Cowboys

Cowboys

XXXI

Patriots vs. Packers

Heads

Patriots

Packers

XXXII

Packers vs. Broncos

Tails

Packers

Broncos

XXXIII

Broncos vs. Falcons

Tails

Falcons

Broncos

XXXIV

Rams vs. Titans

Tails

Rams

Rams

XXXV

Ravens vs. Giants

Tails

Giants

Ravens

XXXVI

Rams vs. Patriots

Heads

Rams

Patriots

XXXVII

Raiders vs. Buccaneers

Tails

Buccaneers

Buccaneers

XXXVIII

Panthers vs. Patriots

Tails

Panthers

Patriots

XXXIX

Patriots vs. Eagles

Tails

Eagles

Patriots

XL

Seahawks vs. Steelers

Tails

Seahawks

Steelers

XLI

Colts vs. Bears

Heads

Bears

Colts

XLII

Giants vs. Patriots

Tails

Giants

Giants

XLIII

Steelers vs. Cardinals

Heads

Cardinals

Steelers

XLIV

Saints vs. Colts

Heads

Saints

Saints

XLV

Steelers vs. Packers

Heads

Packers

Packers

XLVI

Giants vs. Patriots

Heads

Patriots

Giants

X