Roman numerals get nine by putting I, which equals 1, before X, which equals 10, to essentially indicated 10-1=9. For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1 ...

Roman numerals get nine by putting I, which equals 1, before X, which equals 10, to essentially indicated 10-1=9. For comparison, when I appears after X, as in XI, that indicates 10 + 1 ...

Then, 100 is C, D is 500 and M is 1,000. So the year 2024 is MMXXIV. The only time the NFL didn't use a Roman numeral was Super Bowl 50, likely because it didn't want it to be Super Bowl L.

The numeral IX is written as X (10) - I (1), which equals 9. While Roman numerals (unsurprisingly) date back to ancient Rome, they are used in many facets of society beyond the Super Bowl, including ...