But there’s a lot more that goes into it. It’s an essential part of how any game plays out. One wrong move from a team captain, and that squad could start slow or go into the half without the ball down a few scores. If an official mishears a player? It could throw everything off.

The Kansas City Chiefs were the away team for Super Bowl 59. That meant they got to call the toss on Sunday. And they were correct with Chris Jones’ choice of tails. The Chiefs won the toss and opted to defer for those of you who might have an interest in these things.

The Kansas City Chiefs have won the coin toss for Super Bowl LIX and opted to defer. As the visiting team, the Chiefs had the honor of calling the coin toss and chose tails, emerging victorious. They decided to defer possession to the second half,

Prop bets are a fun way to make the Super Bowl a little more interesting. We take a look at the opening coin toss results for Super Bowl 59.

But only one is a true 50-50 bet that no amount of research or analysis can help with since it comes down to sheer luck.

The pre-game coin flip continues to attract more and more action each year and 2025 was no exception. At BetMGM, one bettor put $5,000 on the coin toss to be Tails (-102) and at ESPN Bet, one bettor really put $20,945 on Tails.

Mass. Gaming Commission voted to allow Super Bowl coin toss prop bets after commissioner Brad Hill's motion on Thursday.

The Massachusetts Gaming Commission on Thursday voted to allow its operators to accept prop bets on the coin toss at the Super Bowl on Sunday. The commission said on social media it had authorized “prop bets related to the coin toss, including coin toss result and the team to win the coin toss.”