Super Bowl LVI is almost here!
But you’re probably here wondering … what’s up with LVI? What does that even mean? And what does it stand for?
We have answers: It’s Roman numerals instead of regular numbers.
L stands for 50, V is five, and I is one. And when you have an I on front of a V, that’s a total of six. So: It’s Super Bowl 56, as in the 56th edition of the NFL title game.
Ah, but now you want to know why the heck the NFL would use Roman numerals and confuse us all! Luckily, we have answers to that too. Via the NFL:
The Roman numerals were adopted to clarify any confusion that may occur because the NFL Championship Game—the Super Bowl—is played in the year following a chronologically recorded season. Numerals I through IV were added later for the first four Super Bowls.
There you have it.
