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 ...

For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1, which equals 11. In Roman numerals, any number that ends in nine will end in the IX combination. Roman numerals chart.

This year's version of the NFL's biggest game is Super Bowl LIX — or Super Bowl 59, if you're not well versed in Roman numerals.. Unlike the other major American sports leagues, the NFL uses ...