The Super Bowl in 2025 is No. 59. It is officially branded as Super Bowl LIX. The game is slated for Feb. 9, 2025 and will be ...

The use of Roman Numerals began with the fifth edition, Super Bowl V, in 1971. They remained every year up until Super Bowl ...

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 Super Bowl began using Roman numerals in 1971 with Super Bowl V, introduced by Kansas City Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt for added prestige. Roman numerals prevent confusion since the championship ...

This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses ...

Eventually, we may even live to see Super Bowl C (100). Why does the NFL use Roman numerals to label each Super Bowl? It's been almost six decades since the first-ever Super Bowl (1967 ...

But, you may have wondered, why isn’t it just Super Bowl 59? Bob Moore, historian for the Kansas City Chiefs told the Associated Press in 2012, “the Roman numerals made it much more important.” ...

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