An estimated 14 million Americans were estimated to call in sick Monday after the Super Bowl.

The Monday after the Big Game, one of the biggest sick days of the year, is notoriously known for employees as "Super Sick Monday." This phenomenon is not caused by a cold or cough, but perhaps a collective feeling of wanting to recover the day after the Big Game.

An estimated 13.9 million Americans were going to call in sick on Monday, Feb. 5, after Super Bowl LII, according to a new survey released on Wednesday by the Workforce Institute at Kronos and Mucinex.

Last year 16.5 million people across the country planned sick days because of the game. "We've been researching the Big Game's effect on the workforce for more than a decade and while numbers may fluctuate each year, one clear fact remains: #SuperSickMonday is often the biggest day in America for calling out of work," said Joyce Maroney, executive director of the Workforce Institute at Kronos Inc, according to AJC. 

About 14 million people might be using the same excuse, so what are the excuses to get the day off unscathed?

A survey conducted by CareerBuilder suggests these reasons employees might want to just bypass which have been considered as the craziest excuses employees used for calling in sick, including things like:

Employee was bit by a duck.

Employee said her roots were showing and she had to keep her hair appointment because she looked like a mess.

Employee was bowling the game of his life and couldn’t make it to work.

Employee was experiencing traumatic stress from a large spider found in her home. She had to stay home to deal with the spider.

Employee said he had better things to do.

The top three common reasons to call in sick are a fever, having a sore throat and a headache, according to the Workforce Institute at Kronos and Mucinex.