Shocking New Study Reveals How Many Billions Of Dollars The U.S. Economy Loses Because Americans Are Getting Too Drunk During The Super Bowl
This article was originally published on Total Pro Sports.
With Super Bowl 60 now just five days away, the U.S. economy is bound to endure one of the most dreadful days of the year.
The Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots will square off in Super Bowl 60, held at Levi’s Stadium in Santa Clara, California. Sam Darnold’s Seahawks are favored over the Patriots in a showdown of two clubs that went 14-3 in the regular season.
Super Bowl Sunday, of course, features a lot of junk food and alcohol consumption. And according to a fascinating study, the U.S. economy will lose an astronomical amount in work productivity next Monday.
The Action Network surveyed more than 3,000 NFL fans and asked them 1) how many alcoholic beverages they’ll have for Super Bowl 60 and 2) whether they ever called in sick to work on the Monday after the Super Bowl, despite not being sick.
In their study, The Action Network estimates that the U.S. economy could lose $1.96 billion in work productivity next Monday because of hangovers and absenteeism:
“To convert people into dollars, we used a standard proxy for daily productivity: $222 per worker per day, based on average U.S. earnings and output. For employees who show up hungover, we assume a 25% drop in productivity, consistent with research on alcohol-related presenteeism.
When you crunch the numbers, the result adds up quickly:
7.63 million absentees × $222 = $1.69 billion
4.92 million hungover workers × $55.50 in lost output = $0.27 billionTogether, that’s about $1.96 billion in lost productivity tied to Super Bowl Monday alone.”
Also, 18 percent of those surveyed said “Yes” to calling in sick to work the day after the big game, even though they weren’t actually sick.
Super Bowl 60 Has All The Makings To Be A Classic
At the start of the season, few could have expected the Seahawks and Patriots to win the Super Bowl. Both teams only made the playoffs once during the 2021 and 2024 seasons, after all.
But here we are during Super Bowl week. Do the Patriots win an NFL record seventh Super Bowl? Or does Seattle get long-awaited revenge from its heartbreaking loss to New England in Super Bowl 49?
For what it’s worth, ESPN’s computer model picks Seattle to win Super Bowl 60. Both teams finished in the top 10 for scoring offense and defense. Each has greatly exceeded expectations.
We’ll find out in five days which team emerges victorious. Either way, it should be one of the best Super Bowls of the decade.
