The use of Roman Numerals began with the fifth edition, Super Bowl V, in 1971. They remained every year up until Super Bowl 50, which would have been Super Bowl L, and returned the following year.

It began in 1971 when the Baltimore Ravens (then named the Colts) beat the Dallas Cowboys 16-13 to win the 1970 season. That game took the official name of Super Bowl V, which means Super Bowl 5.

This practice began with Super Bowl V in 1971, introduced by then-NFL Commissioner Pete Rozelle. The primary reason was to avoid confusion, as the Super Bowl is played in a different calendar year ...

Most of the time, the team that wins the Super Bowl has the MVP on their roster. However, that wasn’t the case for the Dallas Cowboys, who, after losing to the Colts, had Chuck Howley as the winner.