Last year's Super Bowl between the Chiefs and San Francisco 49ers was Super Bowl LVIII so L (50) + V (5) + III (3) = 58. When did the Super Bowl begin using Roman numerals? The use of Roman ...

Roman numerals are a numeral system which was used in Ancient Rome. It uses letters instead of numbers to represent values. You may have seen Roman numerals on clocks and on TV or film credits.

Therefore, the league retroactively renamed Super Bowls one through four, with Super Bowl five earning the name Super Bowl V. The only Super Bowl that didn't use Roman numerals was Super Bowl 50 ...