"The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL championship game — the Super Bowl — is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season.

Roman numerals prevent confusion since the championship game is held the year after the regular season it represents. The 2025 Super Bowl will be Super Bowl LIX. All you need to know (Images via ...

All Super Bowls since V have used Roman numerals, with the exception of 50. The NFL tried out 73 different logos for such a landmark event before finally settling on “50″.

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 ...

Roman numerals, a system developed around 500 BC, use letters to represent numbers. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday.

Get all the news you need in your inbox each morning. The Roman numerals are visible in the Super Bowl logo and a significant ...

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 ...

This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses ...

The use of Roman Numerals began with the fifth edition, Super Bowl V, in 1971. They remained every year up until Super Bowl 50, which would have been Super Bowl L, and returned the following year.