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Following these rules, you can figure out that Super Bowl LVIII means Super Bowl 58. Why does the NFL use Roman numerals? According to a media guide from Super Bowl XXXIX (39), “The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game —the Super Bowl — is played in the year following a In the Super Bowl era, there’s one exception to the Roman numeral rule: Super Bowl 50 decided the champion of the 2015 season, with the Denver Broncos defeating the Carolina Panthers 24-10. “50" in Roman numerals is denoted simply as “L”, not exactly a positive symbol in modern culture (think of the lyrics to Smash Mouth’s 1999 Decoding the Roman numerals for this year's Super Bowl is pretty easy. This year's LVIII simply translates to 58: L = 50, V = 5, and III = 3 (Getty Images) The curious case of Super Bowl 50. In 2015, when it came time to assign Roman numerals for the 50th Super Bowl, things hit a bit of a snag. Representing 50 using a standard Roman numeral This season's NFL championship game — Super Bowl LVIII — is Super Bowl 58. How to read Roman numerals Roman numerals use letters of the alphabet and used in combination the higher the number. The Chiefs and 49ers will face off in Super Bowl LVIII. That would be Super Bowl 58. Why the NFL chose Roman numerals as the Super Bowl numbering system is unclear. What is known is why the It kind of looks like Super Bowl Level or something, but Super Bowl LVIII means this is Super Bowl 58 in 2024. In Roman numerals, L means 50, V means 5, and each I counts as 1. So 50 plus 5 plus 3 Roman numerals have long been used to signify which Super Bowl is being played to cap off any given season, and the numbers have only gotten larger through the game’s years. The 2023 season finale is no exception and signifies the latest advancement in the number with Super Bowl LVIII. If all the roman numerals are in descending order, e.g., Super Bowl LVIII, you add the values of each numeral: 50 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 58 If all or some of the roman numerals are in ascending order, e.g., Super Bowl LIX, you add the value of any descending numerals to the difference of the final largest numeral and preceding smaller numeral: The first Super Bowl to use a Roman numeral was Super Bowl V, the fifth Super Bowl. Later, Roman numerals were given to the first four editions of the game, Super Bowl I through Super Bowl IV. A year later, the Roman numerals were back with Super Bowl LI in 2017. Fun fact: 2024′s Super Bowl LVIII logo was designed by Syracuse University graduate Justin Wright, art director for the NFL What Super Bowl is it? This season's NFL championship game — Super Bowl LVIII — is Super Bowl 58. NFL STATS CENTRAL: The latest NFL scores, schedules, odds, stats and more. How to read Roman The Super Bowl's reliance on Roman numerals may only be rivaled in popular culture by the Part of a Super Bowl LVIII display is shown on the Las Vegas Strip in front of Caesars Palace on "Super Bowl" wasn't the original name. The Roman numerals thing is on purpose. The most-watched person there won't be on the field in Super Bowl 58 (Taylor's Version) Super Bowl LVIII was an American football game played to determine the champion of the National Football League (NFL) for the 2023 season.In a rematch of Super Bowl LIV from four years earlier, the American Football Conference (AFC) champion and defending Super Bowl champion Kansas City Chiefs defeated the National Football Conference (NFC) champion San Francisco 49ers 25–22 in overtime. “The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game — the Super Bowl — is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season,” the NFL once wrote in a postseason media handout. Visitors pose in front of a Super Bowl LVIII logo on the Las Vegas Strip in Nevada on Feb. 3 The Super Bowl's reliance on Roman numerals may only be rivaled in popular culture by the Part of a Super Bowl LVIII display is shown on the Las Vegas Strip in front of Caesars Palace on If all the Roman numerals are in descending order, e.g., Super Bowl LVIII, you add the values of each numeral: 50 + 5 + 1 + 1 + 1 = 58. And if all or some of the Roman numerals are in ascending Super Bowl XXII, for example, which was held in 1988, might get mixed up with Super Bowl 2022, which was Super Bowl LVI. It’s simply easier to use Roman numerals to avoid the issue completely. 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. What Super Bowl did not use Roman numerals? There is one exception to the Roman numeral rule in the Super Bowl era. SUPER BOWL LVIII. Why does the Super Bowl use Roman numerals? As we prepare for the 58th edition of the National Football League final, we study why the league adopted the old numerals instead of
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