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Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals? What is Kansas City Chiefs' Connection Behind It?
What is the Roman numeral for Super Bowl 2025? SB LIX explained, history, how it works
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 adopted for the third annual game and the league retroactively added Roman numerals to the Super Bowls before 1971.
Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals? All you need to know
Why is it Super Bowl LIX and not Super Bowl 59? The story behind the NFL’s Roman numerals and the once when it broke tradition
The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9. The NFL uses Roman numerals to mark Super Bowls, a tradition started in 1971 by Lamar Hunt to avoid confusion from the season spanning two calendar years.
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Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals?
The use of Roman Numerals began with the fifth edition, Super Bowl V, in 1971. They remained every year up until Super Bowl 50, which would have been Super Bowl L, and returned the following year.
What is Super Bowl LVIII? How to read Roman numerals and why the NFL uses them
The Kansas City Chiefs ... The idea came from late Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt, who also came up with the name "Super Bowl." According to the NFL, Roman numerals were used to avoid any confusion ...
Chiefs Super Bowl history, record: Wins, appearances and the Patrick Mahomes era
The Kansas City Chiefs have become completely synonymous with the Super Bowl in the modern era of the NFL. Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes have combined, along wi
Kansas City Chiefs give sneak peek of Super Bowl LIX jerseys
The Kansas City Chiefs have shared a quick snap-shot of their third-straight Super Bowl jerseys, and they are pretty cool, to say the least
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Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals?
Bob Moore, historian for the Kansas City Chiefs told the Associated Press in 2012, “the Roman numerals made it much more important.” After all, the fledgling game at the time was the ...
These are the most-watched Super Bowls in NFL history: Can Super Bowl LIX be the most-watched yet?
Super Bowl LIX has the potential to be a ratings bonanza for FOX, but can it crack the list of most-watched Super Bowls of all time?
NFL field goal posts aren’t the color you think they are
Millions of fans know they will be sitting down to watch the Philadelphia Eagles and the Kansas City Chiefs in Super Bowl LIX. What they may not know is that the color of the ever-prominent field goal posts isn’t what they think it is.
When Bills win Super Bowl (and they will), the heartbreaks will be seen in different light
Pardon me for my timing, but from a Bostonian to Buffalonians: Once your team wins the big one, all past debts are paid in full.
Some super Eagles question marks: Sirianni vs. Reid; Roman numeral nonsense; Nolan Smith for MVP?
Some super Eagles question marks: Sirianni vs. Reid; Roman numeral nonsense; Nolan Smith for MVP? Let's take a closer look at some of the biggest questions ahead of the Super Bowl on Feb. 9.
What Number is the Super Bowl This Year? A Brief Explainer
The Super Bowl is set for Feb. 9 between the Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles in New Orleans, LA. This year's Super Bowl will be Super Bowl LIX, otherwise known as Super Bowl 59. The Roman numeral naming system for The Big Game is unique to the NFL, and has been in place for more than five decades.