Flip It: The History Of The Super Bowl 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 in February for the Super Bowl coin toss. Ready to completely overanalyze a flip of the coin?

We thought so. Below is the result of every Super Bowl coin toss as well as the winner of each game. Interesting note: the winner of the coin toss has won the Super Bowl less than half the time. Only 25 teams have won the flip and won the game (48 percent). The results seem to have been trendy through the years with streaks of three or four wins one way or the other. After four straight wins for tails the last few years, the coin came up heads in 2018, giving the Patriots the early advantage against the Eagles — but not the Lombardi Trophy.

If you believe in coin karma, it might be interesting to look at both teams facing off in Super Bowl LIII. The New England Patriots have only won three of their nine Super Bowl coin flips. The Rams have a much better history. With two previous appearances in St. Louis and one in Los Angeles, the Rams are 3-0 in coin tosses.

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Super Bowl Coin Toss Results

Heads: 25 times (48%)
Tails: 27 times (52%)
Heads longest streak: 5
Tails longest streak: 4 (three times)
Most coin toss wins: Cowboys (6); 49ers (4); Dolphins (4); Raiders (3); Patriots (3); Seahawks (3)

Super Bowl	Teams	Heads or Tails	Toss Winner	Super Bowl Champion
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