Roman numerals dropped for Super Bowl 50 in 2016


June 4, 2014 at 2:46p.m.

ESPN reported that NFL announced today that Super Bowl 50 will be graphically represented using numbers instead of Roman numerals, which the league has been using since Super Bowl V in 1971.

It's a one-year break, said Jaime Weston, the league's vice president of brand and creative, done simply because the "L" isn't as pleasing to the eye.