The winner of the coin toss has lost the game in eight straight Super Bowls dating back to the 2014 regular season. Every coin toss winner over the past eight years has also chosen to defer.

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 ...

Jaire Alexander wasn’t announced by the Packers as a game captain, but he went out for the coin toss anyway. And called it. And won it. And almost messed it up. Sounds like he just did it on his ...

In the last eight Super Bowls, the team who won the coin toss went on to lose the game. Ironically, that streak started in 2015 at the same stadium where Sunday's game will take place.

Just like all other NFL games, the away team gets to choose between heads and tails for the opening coin toss. Home and away designations for the Super Bowl alternate between conferences each year.

Editor's note: This story was originally published in 2023 and has been updated. The coin toss seems like it should be the most simple part of a football game, right? Every NFL game starts with ...

Members of the Miami Dolphins 1972 team participate in the coin toss before an NFL football game against the Pittsburgh Steelers, Sunday, Oct. 23, 2022, in Miami Gardens, Fla. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee ) ...

WASHINGTON — The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sports events in the U.S., with more than 100 million people watching the game. This year, the Kansas City Chiefs will take on the Philadelphia ...