A quiet NFL branding shift introduced Roman numerals to the Super Bowl, turning each edition into a lasting symbol of legacy, ...

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 ...

Super Bowl LX is here, and people are only just realising why the game's name uses Roman numerals and not numbers.

Super Bowls eschew typical numbering conventions by using Roman numerals to convey which iteration of the game is being ...

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

The NFL remains one of the few organizations that still consistently uses Roman numerals for its biggest stage of the year.

If we didn't have a pope and we didn't have a Super Bowl, we might never use these fancy numbers at all. Then again, maybe we would. Pope Benedict XVI has left the Vatican. Love the Catholic Church or ...

The history of the Super Bowl is rooted in the ancient Roman system for counting and it's actually aimed at easing fan confusion. We'll help break it down for you here. How many of us have seen the ...

Ever wonder why the Super Bowl uses Roman numerals? Funny thing is, there's one year the NFL completely ditched them. Here's why they exist in the first place. The NFL season starts in one year, like ...