Does winning the coin toss at the Super Bowl give teams an edge?
The answer may surprise you.
Teams that have won the flip actually are 24-29 all-time, according to NFL Research. The last five teams to win the toss — the Los Angeles Rams, New England Patriots, Atlanta Falcons, Carolina Panthers and Seattle Seahawks — have lost their respective Super Bowl games.
The last team to win a coin toss and win the Super Bowl was the Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII in 2014, when they crushed the Denver Broncos 43-8.
Teams to win the coin toss are 24-29 all-time in the #SuperBowl.
Teams to win the coin toss have lost 5 consecutive Super Bowls — the @Seahawks in Super Bowl XLVIII were the last team to win the coin toss and be crowned champions.
— NFL Research (@NFLResearch) January 28, 2020
Will things be different this time around? We’ll see when the Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers in Super Bowl LIV on Sunday in Miami.
