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.

The NFL adopted Roman numerals to limit confusion because the Super Bowl is always played in the calendar year following the preceding season. So the 2024 NFL season is behind us but the Chiefs ...

but the playoffs spill over into the next calendar year, with the Super Bowl generally being played in February. According to the NFL media guide from 2005: "The Roman numerals were adopted to ...