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It’s easy to paint Bills kicker Tyler Bass as the scapegoat for Buffalo’s loss to the Chiefs in the AFC Divisional round, but a ton of fans have gone out of their way to support the kicker by donating to a charity he’s worked with after he missed a crucial field goal at the end of the contest.
Fans of the Buffalo Bills were already very familiar with the pain that comes with watching a kicker miss a pivotal field goal wide right prior to their showdown with Kansas City courtesy of Scott Norwood’s infamous attempt at the end of Super Bowl XXV.
The franchise still hasn’t been able to exorcise those demons more than 30 years after that fateful moment, and while Bass had the chance to bring them one step closer to redemption with a game-tying field goal in the closing minutes of the fourth quarter on Sunday, he essentially sealed Buffalo’s fate by failing to convert the 44-yard boot.
There’s no guarantee the Bills would’ve gone on to secure the victory if Bass had made the field goal, and even if he had, Patrick Mahomes still would’ve had around 1:45 (and two timeouts) to work with while trying to stage a game-winning drive.
It’s consequently a bit shortsighted to blame Bass for the loss, although it’s safe to assume he decided to deactivate his social media accounts courtesy of people who decided to do exactly that.
However, there are plenty of members of Bills Mafia who’ve gone out of their way to show support for Bass, as Buffalo News reports the Ten Lives Club—a cat adoption charity located in a suburb of the city his team calls home—says it’s received a flood of donations in the kicker’s name courtesy of supporters who’ve rallied around him.
Bass worked with the organization last year, and it said it had received more than $25,000 (primarily in $22 increments as a nod to his jersey number) as of Monday night.
This is far from the first time Bills fans have pulled a similar move, as they’ve not only rallied around players on the team but targeted charities affiliated with guys who play for other franchises.
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Bills Mafia is poised to celebrate like never before, which for the rest of the NFL should be a truly frightening thought.
The Buffalo Bills’ rabid and rowdy fan base is already renown around the league for the act of body-slamming into folding tables in the team’s home field parking lot here at Highmark Stadium – including some that have been lit on fire. For them, what would being even more excited look like?
With the way the surging Bills are playing, the answer may come soon.
On Sunday night, the Bills can take another step closer to reaching the Super Bowl when they host the Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC divisional round. A victory over the defending Super Bowl champions would enable the Bills to exorcise some postseason demons and, more importantly, advance to the conference title game for only the second time in a generation.
Lorenzo Alexander is among the Bills’ supporters who are counting on it happening.
Formerly a standout linebacker and special teams ace for Buffalo, Alexander learned firsthand about the unique relationship between the team’s highly committed fans and its players. Among the Bills Mafia, the anticipation for Sunday’s game is palpable, Alexander said.
“Will everybody [Bills fans] be tight this week? Yes,” Alexander told Andscape on the phone Wednesday. “As far as potentially beating [Chiefs quarterback] Patrick Mahomes in a game that can send you back to the AFC Championship Game … people are definitely gonna be a lot tighter this week because of the history of losing to Pat in the playoffs.
“It will be weighing heavily on a lot of fans’ minds. It feels like when things actually really count, in the playoffs when there’s so much more at stake, they tend to not go right for [Buffalo when it plays Kansas City] for whatever reason it may be. So from that perspective it would be a big sigh of relief if the Bills are able to put the Chiefs out of the playoffs.”
