Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of ...

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

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 ...

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 ...

Additionally, the NFL retroactively assigned Super Bowls 1-4 Roman numerals to keep things consistent. There's been one exception to this: the 2015 season, when the Denver Broncos beat the ...

The Super Bowl began using Roman numerals in 1971 with Super Bowl V, introduced by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt for ...

This week calls for some throwback thinking. If you can recall how Roman numerals work, you'll get at least one question ...

Roman numerals get nine by putting I, which equals 1, before X, which equals 10, to essentially indicated 10-1=9. For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1 ...

Roman numerals get nine by putting I, which equals 1, before X, which equals 10, to essentially indicated 10-1=9. For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1 ...

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 ...