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 tradition. But if you’re here, you might be wondering: how do you read Roman numerals in the first place?

Super Bowl week is back, which means Roman numerals are once again at the forefront of the public consciousness. As one of the only institutions that still uses Roman numerals, the NFL's choice brings certain level of ceremony to each Super Bowl.

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

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.

The company's decision to distribute a free feed of the NFL championship game on Tubi helped. This article, Fox Sports sees $800 million in advertising from Super Bowl LIX, was first published at The Desk.

The Philadelphia Eagles’ easy win over the Kansas City Chiefs delivered a record TV audience for Sunday’s Super Bowl. The number of viewers rose 2.1% to 126 million, according to initial figures from Fox Corp.