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 start of the Super Bowl will be determined by the pre-game coin toss. We’ve got the entire history of the event and what it means for prop bet bettors.

In the last two Super Bowls, the Chiefs won the coin toss and ultimately claimed the championship. In contrast, the previous year, the San Francisco 49ers called tails, but the coin landed heads. However, the year before that, the Chiefs called tails—and got it right.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Don't lose your "head" over the Super Bowl coin toss! We'll share the heads or tails result from Super Bowl 59 between the Chiefs and Eagles as soon as the final rotation is complete.