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Super Bowl Monday Could Sideline 26M Workers, Cost Billions in Lost Productivity

William Attardi on February 5, 2026

When the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots face off this Sunday for Super Bowl LXat Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, CA, both teams will be hoping to break some football records. But another type of record could be set in the wake of the big game: Super Bowl Monday could set a record for the second straight year for U.S. employees who plan to miss work, according to UKG’s annual Super Bowl Fever Absenteeism Survey. An estimated 26.2 million employed Americans say they will miss work the day after the big game, surpassing 2025’s record-setting 22.6 million employees and potentially costing upwards of $5.2 billion in lost work and productivity. Super Bowl Monday Could Sideline 26M Workers – Facility Executive Magazine

Special Did You Know: Price of a Super Bowl Ticket

William Attardi on February 5, 2026

The cheapest Super Bowl LX tickets have already been priced at $6,652.  The most expensive Super Bowl ticket currently available is $59,920, which gives access to a VIP seat in section 139 at Levi’s Stadium. Historically, the most expensive ticket was a $434,000 at 200-Level Club Suite ticket for Super Bowl LI in 2017. For the 2025 Super Bowl, the average ticket price was around $8,076, with the cheapest tickets starting at $3,000. At the first Super Bowl back in 1967, the average price was $12.00. Super Bowl ticket price history, increases, average costs to attend

Super Bowl I: 1967

Date: Jan. 15, 1967

Location: Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum (Los Angeles, California)

Average Ticket Price: $12

Inflation Price: $115.87

Attendance: 61,946

Matchup: Green Bay Packers vs. Kansas City Chiefs

Outcome: Packers def. Chiefs, 35-10.

 

Super Bowl LIX: 2025

Date: Feb. 9, 2025

Location: Caesars Superdome (New Orleans, Louisiana)

Average Ticket Price: $8,076

Inflation Price: $8,201.84

Attendance: 65,719

Matchup: Kansas City Chiefs vs. Philadelphia Eagles

Outcome: Eagles def. Chiefs, 40-22.

Happy St. Patrick’s Day—whether you’re going fact or legend, it’s a great excuse to celebrate!

St. Patrick is a mix of solid historical fact and popular myth/legend that grew over centuries. He was a real historical figure—a British-born missionary (likely from what is now Scotland or northern England/Wales area) who lived in the 5th century (roughly 385–461 AD). His birth name was probably Maewyn Succat, and he became known as Patricius (Patrick) later. He wrote two surviving documents: his Confessio (Confession) and a letter to Coroticus, which are the main primary sources about his life. These confirm he was kidnapped by Irish raiders as a teenager, enslaved in Ireland for about six years (herding sheep), escaped, trained for the church, and returned as a missionary bishop to convert the Irish to Christianity. He wasn’t the first Christian in Ireland—some communities already existed—but he’s credited with major missionary work and is the patron saint of Ireland.

Many beloved St. Patrick’s Day traditions and stories are myths or later embellishments: Myth: He drove the snakes out of Ireland. Completely legendary. Ireland has had no native snakes since the last Ice Age (about 10,000+ years ago)—the post-glacial island was isolated, and snakes never recolonized it. The “snakes” story symbolizes driving out paganism or “evil”  but it’s not historical. Myth: He used the shamrock to explain the Holy Trinity. This is a charming story, but it doesn’t show up in Patrick’s own writings or early biographies. While the shamrock (a three-leaf clover) became a symbol of Ireland and St. Patrick’s Day, the Trinity analogy is probably a later invention. Myth: St. Patrick was Irish by birth. No—he was Romano-British, captured and brought to Ireland against his will. Other common myths: Green wasn’t always the color associated with him or the holiday; massive parades and “wearing of the green” became big in America first; he didn’t drink green beer or eat corned beef and cabbage, those are more modern Irish-American traditions. In short: The man himself is fact—a brave, devout missionary who helped spread Christianity in Ireland. But many of the fun, magical tales attached to him are myths.

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