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Back in 2014, the NFL announced Super Bowl 50 would be displayed with Arabic numerals instead of Roman numerals. It was a one-year exception because the league simply didn't like seeing the L The switch to Arabic numerals for Super Bowl 50 raised a question: whether it would be a permanent change or just an exception. The NFL went back to using Roman numerals the following year with Super Bowl LI. In terms of milestones, the Super Bowl with the longest Roman numeral to date was Super Bowl XXXVIII (38). Another year adds another Roman numeral to the NFL's biggest game: the Super Bowl. This year, that number stands as LVI: three numerals that, added together, result in the latest Super Bowl edition. What is LVI in Roman numerals? LVI translates to 56, so the Bengals and Rams are playing in Super Bowl 56. Easy enough — but how exactly do we get 56 from LVI? History of Super Bowl Roman Numerals. Roman numerals were not originally part of the Super Bowl's title when the game was first played in 1967. In fact, it wasn't even called the Super Bowl at first. The game was originally called the AFL-NFL World Championship Game, which was later changed to the Super Bowl in 1969. The use of Roman numerals for each Super Bowl dates back to the fifth Super Bowl, with the league adopting the use of the system to avoid confusion over the year the game is associated with. So: It’s Super Bowl 56, as in the 56th edition of the NFL title game. Ah, but now you want to know why the heck the NFL would use Roman numerals and confuse us all! Luckily, we have answers to In Roman Numerals LVI is equal to 56. That means that on Sunday, February 13, 2022, NBC will air the 56th Super Bowl game between the Cincinnati Bengals and Los Angeles Rams in SoFi Stadium The Super Bowl's reliance on Roman numerals may only be rivaled in popular culture by the Star A numeral placed after another of equal or greater value adds its value (LVI equals 50 + 5 + 1 In Roman numerals, LVI equals 56. That means this year’s Super Bowl is the 56th edition of the event. Why does the NFL use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl? Super Bowl 1 dates all the way back to 1966 when the American Football League (AFL) and National Football League (NFL) merged their two leagues. Some journals will mark their volume by using Roman numerals instead of numbers. Now you know why the Super Bowl uses Roman numerals. This year, Super Bowl LIX will be held Sunday, February 9th at 5:30pm CST at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana. This will be the 11th time they hosted the Super Bowl. Sources: The Roman numerals returned for Super Bowl LI, and so did repetitive logos. For the next five years, the logo went “L” plus the Lombardi Trophy plus the remaining numerals. Super Bowl LVI The Roman numerals returned for Super Bowl LI, and so did repetitive logos. For the next five years, the logo went “L” plus the Lombardi Trophy plus the remaining numerals. Super Bowl LVI The Roman numerals returned for Super Bowl LI, and so did repetitive logos. For the next five years, the logo went “L” plus the Lombardi Trophy plus the remaining numerals. Super Bowl LVI In 2022, the design was tweaked again, this time through the aforementioned prophetic hues of the Roman numerals in Super Bowl LVI and LVII. In reality, the shades of the numerals recognize their The Roman numerals returned for Super Bowl LI, and so did repetitive logos. For the next five years, the logo went “L” plus the Lombardi Trophy plus the remaining numerals. Super Bowl LVI The Roman numerals returned for Super Bowl LI, and so did repetitive logos. For the next five years, the logo went “L” plus the Lombardi Trophy plus the remaining numerals. Super Bowl LVI Since 2021, Roman numerals have been filled with city-inspired colors and designs: Los Angeles’s Super Bowl LVI logo featured orange numerals with palm trees; Arizona’s Super Bowl LVII logo included purple and red canyons beneath a blue-green sky; and the Super Bowl LVIII logo was purple and pink featuring the Las Vegas Strip. The Roman numerals returned for Super Bowl LI, and so did repetitive logos. For the next five years, the logo went “L” plus the Lombardi Trophy plus the remaining numerals. Super Bowl LVI
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