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More Americans plan to skip work after the Super Bowl than ever before
Around 26.2 million employees may miss work the day after the Super Bowl, according to a survey.
EXACTLY WHAT YOU WHAT YOU SAID. I DON’T KNOW IF YOU GUYS SAID THIS BEFORE, BUT WE SAW BAD BUNNY AND BAD FOOTBALL TONIGHT. OH, YEAH. NO, THAT WAS YOU. THAT WAS ALL YOU HAD. GOOD JOB PATRIOTS. THE PATRIOTS OFFENSE AND I YOU WANT TO GO A TO Z. THEY DID BUPKISS IN THIS GAME. NOW IS IT THE CREDIT TO SEATTLE’S DEFENSE. WHAT DO YOU THINK DUKE DUKE STANDING HERE WITH ME. WHAT DO YOU THINK I THINK IT’S A CREDIT TO SEATTLE’S DEFENSE. I THINK IT WAS EXPOSED. THE LEFT SIDE OF THAT ROOKIE LINE THE PATRIOTS HAVE. AND I THINK DRAKE MAY STILL COULD BE HURT. AND I THINK DRAKE MAY SHOWED HIS AGE IN THIS GAME. WELL AND THAT’S THAT’S A GOOD POINT BECAUSE I THINK IF YOU LOOK AT DRAKE MAY’S PERFORMANCE IN THE POSTSEASON DURING THE REGULAR SEASON, HE WAS COMPLETING 72% OF HIS PASSES. HE WAS THE MOST ACCURATE PASSER IN THE LEAGUE. HE WAS THE BEST DEEP BALL THROWER IN THE LEAGUE. AND ALL OF THAT HAS DISAPPEARED. AND IS IT BECAUSE HE’S PLAYING BETTER DEFENSES IS BECAUSE HE REACHED THE SUPER BOWL, AND YOU’RE GOING TO FACE NOTHING BUT THE BEST? ALL OF THAT IS QUITE POSSIBLE. BUT HE WAS UNDER THROWING BALLS. BALLS WERE IN THE DIRT. HE WAS DECISIVE. HE LOOKED INDECISIVE. HE HELD ONTO THE BALL TOO QUICKLY. AND HE AND HE GOT OUT OF THE POCKET TOO LATE. AND THAT DIDN’T ALLOW HIM TO ESCAPE. SO ON MANY FRONTS, I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE THE QUARTERBACK GETS TOO MUCH OF THE CREDIT WHEN THEY WIN, AND I’M GIVING THE QUARTERBACK TOO MUCH OF THE BLAME WHEN THEY LOSE. BUT I REALLY FELT THAT THERE WASN’T ANYBODY IN THE OFFENSE THAT PLAYED WELL TONIGHT. WELL, THE OTHER THING IS SEATTLE PUNTED SEVEN TIMES. THAT’S AMAZING. RIGHT. AND THE PATRIOTS, THEY ONLY PUT UP 13 POINTS. SO I MEAN THAT JUST TELLS YOU EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW. SEATTLE PUNTED SEVEN TIMES AND PATRIOTS ONLY PUT UP 13 POINTS. AND THAT PUNTER PUT THE BALL INSIDE THE FIVE. HOW MANY TIMES THREE TIMES HE PUNTED SEVEN TIMES. SO IT’S AMAZING. YOU KNOW MARIA AND BEN. YOU CAN YOU CAN HIT YOU CAN COME CLOSE TO 30 POINTS. YOU CAN PUNT IT THAT MANY TIMES. AND YOU CAN STILL KEEP THE OPPONENT AWAY. THEY, THEY, THEY WERE THE BETTER. THERE WAS NO QUESTION. THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM TONIGHT. THEY WERE THE BETTER TEAM TONIGHT. AND CAN I ASK YOU, DESPITE THIS GAME BEING PLAYED MUCH CLOSER TO SEATTLE THAN BOSTON, I GOT A SENSE BASED ON THE CHEERS AND BOOS, THERE WERE MORE PATS FANS THERE. WHAT WAS THE SENSE THERE? YEAH, NO, NO, I, I AGREE WITH YOU. I THOUGHT, I THOUGHT THAT WAS I THOUGHT THAT WAS TRUE. I THOUGHT IT WAS PRETTY OBVIOUS AND I’M NOT SURE THAT I’M NOT GOING TO SAY THE PATRIOTS FANS WERE COCKY OR ANYTHING. OH, WE’RE WALKING TOWARD THE FIELD. I’LL KEEP TALKING AS WE WALK. I’M NOT SAYING THAT THE PATRIOTS FANS WERE WERE COCKY IN THIS, BUT IT SEEMED TO BE LIKE SEATTLE WAS GOING OKAY. WE GOT A GREAT TEAM, BUT JEEZ, THEY’RE THE PATRIOTS. OH MY GOD, WHERE DO THEY COME FROM? SO I, I THINK THAT WAS VERY TRUE. BEN I THINK THAT WE WE DID GET A TASTE OF A LOT OF PATRIOT NOISE AND A LOT OF PATRIOTS UNHAPPINESS, AS WE HAVE NOW REACHED THE FACT THAT THEY ARE THE LOSINGEST TEAM IN THE HISTORY OF THE SUPER BOWL. THEY’RE THE FIRST FRANCHISE TO LOSE SIX SUPER BOWLS, WHICH WHICH IS RATHER INGLORIOUS. BUT HEY, AT LEAST THEY DIDN’T GET SHUT OUT THERE, RIGHT? RIGHT, RIGHT. JOSH HAS A QUESTION FOR YOU. HEY GUYS. ED DUKE HOPE YOU’RE DOING OKAY. THIS IS JOSH. YEAH, YEAH, WE’RE HEADING TO THE FIELD RIGHT NOW. OKAY, GUYS, IF YOU HAVE A SECOND TO ANSWER THIS, WHAT WE’RE WONDERING HERE FROM OUR EYES. DID THE PATRIOTS DEFENSE DEFENSE DO ENOUGH TO WIN THIS GAME TONIGHT FOR THE TEAM? IN OTHER WORDS WE KNOW WHAT THE SEATTLE DEFENSE DO. BUT DID THE PATRIOTS DEFENSE DO ENOUGH. WHAT A WHAT A WHAT A GREAT QUESTION. AND THE FACT THAT THAT WHAT SEATTLE HAD A 12 NOTHING LEAD AT HALFTIME. AND THE FACT THAT SEATTLE SCORED NOTHING JUST JOSH YOU VERY GOOD WITH STATS. THEY ONLY SCORED ONE OFFENSIVE TOUCHDOWN, RIGHT. THEY ENDED UP THEY HAD THE THEY THEY HAD THE DEFENSIVE. YEAH. WELL THE FIELD GOAL. SO I THOUGHT IT PLAYED DECENTLY ENOUGH. OBVIOUSLY THEY GOT TO NEARLY 30 POINTS AND THAT YOU CAN’T SAY YOU KNOW ALL IN ALL IT WAS. BUT I THOUGHT THEY PLAYED DECENTLY ENOUGH. BUT WHEN YOU’RE ON THE FIELD AND IT’S IN THE THIRD QUARTER AND IT’S A TOUGH PHYSICAL GAME AND YOU’RE GETTING PUSHED BACK AND YOU’RE NOW UNDER AND YOUR OFFENSE IS DOING NOTHING. THREE AND OUT, FOUR AND OUT, THREE AND OUT, FOUR AND OUT.
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More Americans plan to skip work after the Super Bowl than ever before
Around 26.2 million employees may miss work the day after the Super Bowl, according to a survey.
Super Bowl Sunday has become an unofficial American holiday when family and friends gather to watch the NFL championship game. The day after the football game, dubbed “Super Sick Monday,” is often used by employees to recover from watch parties. This year, 26.2 million U.S. employees plan to miss work the next day, according to UKG’s annual Super Bowl Absenteeism Survey.This year’s game coincides with the largest number of employees on record planning to miss work after the Super Bowl since UKG commissioned The Harris Poll to conduct the survey in 2005.The Harris Poll surveyed 1,288 adults ages 18 and older from Jan. 15-20. Estimates were calculated using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December 2025 report on the number of employed adults. Of the 26.2 million employed Americans who plan to miss work Monday, about half said they plan to take a preapproved day off. “This year, it appears that fewer employees plan to ghost work, and others are proactively swapping shifts. That kind of workforce understanding and insights is a net positive because unplanned absences can quickly add up, potentially costing businesses more than $5 billion in lost productivity,” said Julie Develin, senior partner, HCM Advisory at UKG. The survey estimates that this year’s absences may cost more than $5.2 billion in lost work and productivity. PHNjcmlwdCB0eXBlPSJ0ZXh0L2phdmFzY3JpcHQiPiFmdW5jdGlvbigpeyJ1c2Ugc3RyaWN0Ijt3aW5kb3cuYWRkRXZlbnRMaXN0ZW5lcigibWVzc2FnZSIsKGZ1bmN0aW9uKGUpe2lmKHZvaWQgMCE9PWUuZGF0YVsiZGF0YXdyYXBwZXItaGVpZ2h0Il0pe3ZhciB0PWRvY3VtZW50LnF1ZXJ5U2VsZWN0b3JBbGwoImlmcmFtZSIpO2Zvcih2YXIgYSBpbiBlLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdKWZvcih2YXIgcj0wO3I8dC5sZW5ndGg7cisrKXtpZih0W3JdLmNvbnRlbnRXaW5kb3c9PT1lLnNvdXJjZSl0W3JdLnN0eWxlLmhlaWdodD1lLmRhdGFbImRhdGF3cmFwcGVyLWhlaWdodCJdW2FdKyJweCJ9fX0pKX0oKTs8L3NjcmlwdD4K
Super Bowl Sunday has become an unofficial American holiday when family and friends gather to watch the NFL championship game.
The day after the football game, dubbed “Super Sick Monday,” is often used by employees to recover from watch parties. This year, 26.2 million U.S. employees plan to miss work the next day, according to UKG’s annual Super Bowl Absenteeism Survey.
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This year’s game coincides with the largest number of employees on record planning to miss work after the Super Bowl since UKG commissioned The Harris Poll to conduct the survey in 2005.
The Harris Poll surveyed 1,288 adults ages 18 and older from Jan. 15-20. Estimates were calculated using the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ December 2025 report on the number of employed adults.
Of the 26.2 million employed Americans who plan to miss work Monday, about half said they plan to take a preapproved day off.
“This year, it appears that fewer employees plan to ghost work, and others are proactively swapping shifts. That kind of workforce understanding and insights is a net positive because unplanned absences can quickly add up, potentially costing businesses more than $5 billion in lost productivity,” said Julie Develin, senior partner, HCM Advisory at UKG.
The survey estimates that this year’s absences may cost more than $5.2 billion in lost work and productivity.
