The Super Bowl's tradition of using Roman numerals to mark the league's showpiece event is a tradition that spans over 50 years.

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 for the championship game.

Welcome to Super Bowl LIX. That's Super Bowl 59 for those untrained in Roman numerals, featuring the Kansas City Chiefs facing the Philadelphia Eagles at 6:30 p.m. Sunday in New Orleans.

The Super Bowl was forever transformed in 1971 when Roman numerals were introduced ... which will see reigning champions Kansas City Chiefs take on the Philadelphia Eagles, it's worth remembering ...

The Kansas City Chiefs ... When writing bigger numbers in Roman numerals, you can use these symbols: The idea to use Roman numerals for the Super Bowl came from late Chiefs owner Lamar Hunt ...

Roman numerals, a system developed around 500 BC, use letters to represent numbers. The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will take the field for Super Bowl LIX on Sunday. But many ...

The Kansas City Chiefs and Philadelphia Eagles will ... But the league doesn't use just any numbers. It uses Roman numerals, a rarely used counting system introduced thousands of years ago.

A major proponent of this idea was Lamar Hunt, the founder and owner of the Kansas City Chiefs. Upon the Chiefs winning in 1970, Hunt suggested using the Roman numerals to add a touch of ...