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 ...

The Chiefs and Eagles will play in Super Bowl LIX, which also translates to Super Bowl 59. The math to get 59 in Roman numerals is fairly simple: L = 50 and IX = 9. Therefore, LIX = 59.

The Super Bowl is one of the biggest sporting events in the world, and its branding is instantly recognizable. However, one unique feature that stands out every year is using Roman 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 the championship game.

The Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers will be playing for the Lombardi trophy in a few days on Super Bowl LVIII, the 58th championship game in NFL history.

But Roman numerals were the norm after that, at least until 2016, when the NFL chose to go with “Super Bowl 50” rather than “Super Bowl L.” Speaking on the reasoning for this particular ...

The NFL uses Roman numerals for the Super Bowl to avoid confusion since the champion is recognized for the year the season started, not ended. Roman numerals, a system developed around 500 BC, use ...

But Roman numerals were the norm after that, at least until 2016, when the NFL chose to go with “Super Bowl 50” rather than “Super Bowl L.” Speaking on the reasoning for this particular ...

It appears Rozelle agreed and, from 1970 onwards, the Super Bowl officially used Roman numerals. Before Hunt and Rozelle’s bold decision, the first four championships were simply called Super ...

Super Bowl, the NFL's championship game, has used Roman numerals since Super Bowl V in 1971, a tradition introduced by NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. This practice helps avoid confusion between ...

The Super Bowl has used Roman numerals ever since, with one notable exception: For the 2015 season, the NFL elected to refer to the 50th edition of the game as "Super Bowl 50" instead of "Super ...

The first two Super Bowls were known as the AFL-NFL world Championship Game. The name “Super Bowl” was officially adopted for the third annual game and the league retroactively added Roman numerals to ...