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 ...

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 ...

This year's Super Bowl is called "Super Bowl 50" rather than "Super Bowl L" after 49 years of Super Bowls described by Roman numerals. The change is temporary. The NFL will return to Roman ...

According to the NFL, Roman numerals were used to avoid any confusion that could happen since the championship win is recognized the year the season started and not the year in which it ended.

So you need to break it down further and think about the Roman numerals you can choose from. 70 can be partitioned into 50 and two 10s. 7 can be partitioned further into 5 and two 1s. These values ...

Since its inception, the use of Roman numerals to designate each Super Bowl has been a distinctive feature. The Super Bowl, one of the biggest sporting events in the world, has become a cultural ...

The NFL assigns Roman numerals to each the edition ... the league leaned into the gold element and made it the standard 50 of Arabic numbers. It's also possible it was to avoid calling the game ...