🏈💼 Stat of the Day: Cooper DeJean’s sick pick-six last night must have been contagious. An estimated 22.6 million employed Americans are expected to miss work today, according to a new survey from the UKG/Harris Poll, which have been tracking data regarding the Super Bowl and employee workplace attendance for years.

• That’s up from 16.1 million call-outs last year, and breaks the previous record of 18.8 million set in 2023 – coincidentally the last time the Chiefs and Eagles faced off in the big game.

PTO, without taking PTO: Per the survey, 43% of employed Americans think the Monday after the Super Bowl should be a national holiday, up from 37% who said so in 2024.

Could it be? While there’s been no congressional movement on the holiday front, NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell recently floated the idea of adding an 18th regular season game, which would mean the Super Bowl falls on the day before Presidents’ Day, a Monday that America has off. But maybe don’t hold your breath – the NFL Players’ Union isn’t stoked about adding more regular season games.

🤔 Did You Know? The highest number a person has counted to out loud is 1 million by American Jeremy Harper, who livestreamed the attempt in 2007. It took him an average of ~16 hours/day across 89 straight days, averaging 11,200+ numbers/day.

📰 Worth a Read: How the brain's little blue dot regulates your sleep → (BBC)