The use of Roman numerals did not become an NFL tradition until Super Bowl V in 1971. The first two Super Bowls were known as the AFL-NFL World Championship Game. The name “Super Bowl” was officially ...

Welcome to Super Bowl LIX. That's Super Bowl 59 for those untrained in Roman numerals, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in New Orleans. Led by ...

(NEXSTAR) – Aside from fancy timepieces and the occasional film franchise, Roman numerals are rarely used over Arabic numbers in modern American culture. Of course, there’s another major exception: ...

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Super Bowl LIX is the 59th iteration of the NFL championship game. The NFL uses Roman numerals for the Super Bowl to avoid confusion since the champion is recognized for the year the season started, ...

The Roman Empire might've fallen, but it didn't take their numbers down with it. Those pesky letters disguised as numbers still stick around to this day, normally wreaking havoc on people that just ...

Why use Roman numerals when you could use years or Arabic numbers? The NFL has offered a few clues.