We may be at the 59th (LIX) Super Bowl but many are still oblivious to the bunch of apparent letters that change every year.

Super Bowl LIX kicks off on Sunday. What number is that, though? Here's how to use Roman numerals and why the NFL uses them ...

It’s the thing that comes up every darn year: the number of the Super Bowl is written in Roman numerals, which is quite the ...

For nearly 60 years, the Super Bowl has become a central part of American culture well beyond the sphere of pro football. And ...

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 ...

As we prepare for the 59th edition of the National Football League final, we study why the league adopted the old numerals ...

The use of Roman numerals in the event's name is a tradition that dates back more than fifty years. It serves both practical ...

A refresher on the Roman numeral system: the symbols I, V, X, and L stand for 1, 5, 10, and 50 respectively. If I appears after a symbol, it is added to the larger symbol. If it comes before, it is ...

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of the only institutions that still uses Roman numerals, the NFL's choice ...

When writing bigger numbers in Roman numerals, you can use these symbols: The idea to use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl came from late Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, who also came up with the name ...