Got that? Good. Then we get to how they're written: it starts with the biggest number, and the Is (ones) go up to three (like LIII equals 53) or they get added on to V (5) to make six (VI), seven (VII ...

53. L is the Roman numeral for 50, followed by III for three. So why does the NFL use Roman numerals at all? Due to the fact that each Super Bowl is played at the beginning of a new year, using a ...

Who knows exactly what a new poll says about mathematics in America, but the reactions to a recent poll on the topic are a little alarming. When CivicScience, a Pittsburgh-based market research firm, ...

Super Bowl LX is mere days away. For the Arabic-numeral-minded among the NFL fandom, which should be all but a handful of double-fisting Latin football superfans, that's Super Bowl 60. The use of ...

The Roman Empire might've fallen, but it didn't take their numbers down with it. Those pesky letters disguised as numbers still stick around to this day, normally wreaking havoc on people that just ...

The Super Bowl is inbound, and NFL fans will watch as the Seattle Seahawks take on the New England Patriots in Santa Clara. As one of the rare organizations still using them, the NFL's choice adds a ...