‘Super Sick Monday’ looms! As Taylor Swift is tipped to bring record ratings to Super Bowl 2024 – more than 16 MILLION Americans are expected to call out sick

Millions of Americans are expected to call out sick the Monday after the Super Bowl as record numbers are tipped to watch the ‘Taylor Bowl’.

In the aftermath of Super Bowl LVIII, a staggering 16.1 million employees are expected to succumb to the notorious ‘Super Bowl Flu,’ as forecasted by the UKG Workforce Institute.

The phenomenon dubbed ‘Super Sick Monday’ is so common that it has prompted petitions and legislative efforts to designate it an official holiday.

The demand for time off has already surged this year – with about 10 million employees already pre-emptively requesting the day off post Super Bowl Sunday.

And this year, more people than ever are expected to be tuning into the game. A poll by Seton Hall suggests Taylor Swift‘s presence influencing 21 percent of viewers.

Millions of Americans are expected to call out sick the Monday after the Super Bowl as record numbers are tipped to watch the ‘Taylor Bowl’ (Pictured: Kansas City Chiefs Travis Kelce and Taylor Swift kiss Jan. 28)

The phenomenon dubbed ‘Super Sick Monday’ is so common that it has prompted petitions and legislative efforts to designate it an official holiday (Pictured: Fans react as they watch the San Francisco 49ers play the Kansas City Chiefs during a Super Bowl LIV in 2020)

Swift faces a major rush to get from Tokyo in Japan to Las Vegas to watch her boyfriend playApproximately 6.4 million employees also plan to be late for work, according to UKG.

Another 11.2 million employees have said they are ‘unsure’ whether they’ll end up taking the day off and 6.4 million say they will decide at the last minute.

Nearly 15 million adults have admitted to lying about being sick the day after the Super Bowl, with a surprising 11 percent holding managerial positions, according to the survey.

The survey shows alarmingly, 6 million of these individuals in past have risked penalties at their workplaces due to their unannounced absence.

UKG CEO Chris Todd emphasized the significance of acknowledging major cultural events as opportunities to foster unity and recognize the existence of life beyond the confines of the workplace.

Speaking to Axios, Todd said, ‘Any major cultural event is a chance to bring people together and, for leaders, a chance to acknowledge that we have lives outside of work.’

This year, more people will be tuning into the game with Taylor Swift’s presence at the Super Bowl – influencing 21 percent to watch (Pictured: Taylor Swift performing onstage in Brazil on Nov. 24)

Swift is jetting across the globe in order to be at Allegiant Stadium for kickoff on Sunday when Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers

Swift is jetting across the globe in order to be at Allegiant Stadium for kickoff on Sunday when Kelce’s Kansas City Chiefs take on the San Francisco 49ers.

The couple began dating in September 2023. Their relationship has significantly boosted NFL viewership since.

NFL’s viewership experienced a staggering 53 percent spike among teenage girls, a 24 percent rise among women aged 18-24, and a 34 percent increase among women aged 35 and above.

Swift’s presence has led to an estimated rise of over 2 million female NFL viewers, NBC reported. Swift has also generated approximately $332 million for the NFL.

The popstar finishes the Japanese leg of her Eras Tour in Tokyo on February 10 and faces a frantic rush to get back to the USA for the game on February 11.

Kelce was also asked whether or not having his famous girlfriend in attendance at his games puts more pressure on him to deliver.

The 34-year-old responded: ‘You can’t put on any more pressure than I put on myself. I promise you that. It’s just the heart of a competitor.

‘She has definitely brought a lot of new faces to the game and it’s been fun to experience that.

‘She seems to be enjoying the games. She’s a part of Chiefs kingdom right now and it’s fun to see her enjoying the game of football.’

Travis Kelce (pictured) began publicly dating Taylor Swift in September 2023. The new relationship has led to an estimated rise of over 2 million female NFL viewers and generated approximately $332 million for the NFL (Pictured: Travis Kelce speaking to Media at Allegiant Stadium, January 5)

While the Super-Bowl is one of the most popular days to call out sick, another surprising date has beat those numbers.

It was reported last year that more call out sick on August 24, that any other time of year, including the day after Super Bowl Sunday.

While the winter months are typically rife with illness, data from leave management platform Flamingo Leave Tracker confirmed that sickness can strike in every season.

Stomach bugs were deemed the most common reason for sick leave among US workers and accounted for 54 percent of sick leave.

‘When we found that the sickest day of the year is in fact in August, it was quite a surprising result,’ David Hehenberger, founder of Flamingo Leave Tracker, told shrm in August 2023.

It remains unclear why Americans have dubbed August 24 their favorite day to call in sick – no major holidays are marked on the calendar for that week.