Roman numerals are a numeral system which was used in Ancient Rome. It uses letters instead of numbers to represent values. You may have seen Roman numerals on clocks and on TV or film credits.

The NFL has used Roman numerals all these years to reduce confusion. Way to go, guys. Back in 2014, the NFL announced Super Bowl 50 would be displayed with Arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals.

While Roman numerals may be harder to understand for someone unfamiliar with them, their reasoning is more straightforward. From NFL plays to college sports scores, all the top sports news you ...