Super Bowl 58 became just the second in NFL history to go to overtime, and it provided fans with a thrilling conclusion. The 49ers got the ball first after winning the coin toss. LAS VEGAS — The overtime coin flip came up tails, and San Francisco head coach Kyle Shanahan faced a decision never before made in Super Bowl history.. The NFL’s new playoff rule called for 49ers linebacker Fred Warner won the coin toss in overtime and chose to receive the ball, setting up the Chiefs to have the second possession of Super Bowl LVIII. Photo by Kyle Terada/USA TODAY Sports LAS VEGAS — No one could make heads or tails of the 49ers’ decision after winning the overtime coin toss in Super Bowl LVIII. Head coach Kyle Shanahan made the controversial decision Sunday to San Francisco 49ers head coach Kyle Shanahan defended his decision to receive the ball first in overtime following Sunday's 25-22 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LVIII. After the overtime coin toss in Super Bowl LVIII, the San Francisco 49ers had a choice: defer the opening kickoff and yield the ball to the Chiefs, giving their opponent the first opportunity to The game went to overtime after Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs drove down the field to tie it with a late field goal. As the away team, the Niners called the ensuing coin toss and won it. The Chiefs went on to beat the 49ers in a 25-22 thriller to win their third Super Bowl in five years. The 49ers won the overtime coin toss and coach Kyle Shanahan elected to receive the ball Patrick Mahomes and Fred Warner met at the NFL shield at the 50-yard line of Allegiant Stadium for the overtime coin toss of Super Bowl LVIII knowing exactly what they were each supposed to elect The 49ers went to overtime against the Chiefs in Super Bowl 58. San Francisco won the coin toss by calling tails, but opted to take the ball to start on offense. The decision back-fired. "The coin for the actual coin toss (prior to the Super Bowl), it actually takes three days to get made after the fact." "We'll ship coins zero to 100 to the NFL. The Kansas City Chiefs won Super Bowl 57 after securing the coin toss. Prior to Kansas City, however, the last eight coin toss winners went on to lose the Super Bowl itself. Super Bowl Coin Toss Toss Winner Final Score; Super Bowl 1: Heads: Packers: Packers 35, Chiefs 10: Super Bowl 2: Tails: Raiders: Packers 33, Raiders 14: Super Bowl 3 Super Bowl Coin Toss Results Through the first 58 editions of the Super Bowl, we've seen a pretty even split in the coin toss results. Heads : 28 times (48.28%) Kansas City won the overtime coin toss and scored eight plays later. Buffalo put up 422 total yards and never turned the ball over. Wide receiver Gabriel Davis caught eight passes for 201 yards Below is a list of the complete Super Bowl coin toss winners from the very first Super Bowl in January 1967, right up to the present day. This list includes which Super Bowl it was, what teams participated, whether heads or tails won the toss, which team won the toss and which team went on to lift the Vince Lombardi Trophy and win the Super Bowl. It was the second Super Bowl to go into overtime — the New England Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons in overtime in Super Bowl LI in 2017 — but it was the first with the revised postseason If there is still no winner at the end of a fourth overtime period, there will be another coin toss, and play will continue until a winner is declared. OFFICIAL TIME — The scoreboard clock will It came up heads (both times).George Halas’ coin toss in Super Bowl XIII had a unique twist — when the Bears owner was asked to do the flipping he bought a $317 1920 gold coin (to commemorate If the Super Bowl goes into a fifth OT period, a new coin toss takes place and play continues until a winner is decided. Prior to 2022, both teams did to have the right to possess the ball in overtime, meaning if the team that received the opening kickoff scored a touchdown on their first possession of overtime, the game was over.
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