I detest ex-42 as much as anybody... but I'm willing to cut him a little slack on this one. I mean c'mon... events like this are frightfully dull.
Once the droopsies set in... it's really, really hard to keep awake. We've all been in that big meeting where other people are droning on and on about something or other, and it feels like there's just no oxygen left in the room and you can feel unconsciousness taking over and no about of willpower will shake it off.
He probably had just had sex with a woman who had a big lunch.