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 ...

As we prepare for the 59th edition of the National Football League final, we study why the league adopted the old numerals ...

For nearly 60 years, the Super Bowl has become a central part of American culture well beyond the sphere of pro football. And ...

It’s the thing that comes up every darn year: the number of the Super Bowl is written in Roman numerals, which is quite the ...

With 59 years of history behind the big game, there are a lot of interesting facts about the Super Bowl to brush up on before ...

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 ...

It’s finally here, the climactic event that attracts the entire world for an evening. On Sunday at 6:30 p.m., the Kansas City ...

1.47 billion: The number of chicken wings the National Chicken Council projects will be eaten during Super Bowl LIX. This is ...

Aside from fancy timepieces and the occasional film franchise, Roman numerals are rarely used over Arabic numbers in modern American culture. Of course, there’s one other major exception: the Super ...

Let's break down the number for this year's game and the history of Roman numerals in the NFL. LIX translates to 59, so the Chiefs and Eagles are playing in Super Bowl 59. Easy enough — but how ...

The Kansas City Chiefs will face the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LIX on February 9. The NFL uses Roman numerals to mark ...