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.
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.
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 played in New Orleans at the Caesars Superdome. Next year's game will see the Super Bowl enter its sixth decade of existence.
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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 ...
The NFL first adopted Roman numerals for Super Bowl five as a way to avoid any confusion about the game's date. With the Super Bowl in January of the year following the regular season, it could be a little confusing if, for example, the 2025 Super Bowl belonged to the 2024 regular season.
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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.