The answer? It was Super Bowl XLIV. Since XLV (the game in 2011), the logo has conformed to a simple, admittedly classic design with the Lombardi Trophy and the Roman numerals of the game prominent.

The logos in that period were all the same, silver logo featuring the roman numerals for that year’s game (with the exception of Super Bowl 50) and the Lombardi trophy.

The logo was the first of its kind, as no other Super Bowl had involved the Lombardi Trophy in its design. And for the next 10 years, that – like just about everything else – would not change.

The Super Bowl logos are iconic, dating back to when the game was just getting started. Here are the top 30 ever created, starting with a classic contest.30. Super Bowl IIIThere are reasons to ...

Super Bowl XXXIX’s logo prominently featured the Dames Point Bridge, an iconic structure in Jacksonville, Fla. These logos continued until 2010, when the NFL shifted its design philosophy again.

The Las Vegas Super Bowl LVIII logo at the Super Bowl Host Committee Handoff press conference at the Phoenix Convention Center, Feb. 13, 2023. Ayrton Ostly, USA TODAY January 26, 2024 at 3:40 PM ...

The logo was the first of its kind, as no other Super Bowl had involved the Lombardi Trophy in its design. And for the next 10 years, that – like just about everything else – would not change.

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- The Vince Lombardi trophy will be a permanent fixture on Super Bowl logos from now on. The trophy itself will receive a new regional look, depending on where the game is ...

Tom Brady during the Super Bowl 2021 trophy presentation on Feb. 7, 2021. AP; Getty Images. The move calls to mind Michael Jordan, a Nike loyalist, covering up the Reebok logo at the 1992 Olympics.