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Mandalore76 on 24 January 2022
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theRepublic said:
Angelus said:

Exactly this. 

Nobody's saying the Chiefs weren't worthy of the win...but we all know that like 90% of every overtime game in the NFL simply goes to whichever team wins that damn coin toss. It's just not particularly sporting.

For the current overtime format, the record for teams that win the coin flip in overtime: 86-67-10

So win 52.8% of the time, lose 41.1% of the time, tie 6.1% of the time.

11 playoff games have gone to OT since the 2010 rule change.  10 of the 11 teams who won the coin toss went on to win the game.  7 of those 10 teams won the game on their first possession.

NFL overtime history: Revisiting the 11 playoff games that have gone to OT since 2010 rule change