Buffalo kicker Tyler Bass deactivates social media pages after ‘getting death threats’ for missing crucial field goal in loss to Chiefs… so Bills Mafia shows support by donating to his cat charity!

Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass has deactivated his social media accounts after missing a potential game-tying field goal in Sunday’s season-ending playoff loss to the rival Kansas City Chiefs.

Bass’s page on X, formerly Twitter, now reads: “This account does not exist.”

Likewise, his Instagram account now reads, “Sorry, this page is unavailable.”

Certainly, Bass has faced his share of criticism after sending the 44-yard attempt wide right with 1:47 left in the AFC Divisional Round matchup. Not only did it effectively end another once-promising Bills season, but it also reminded Buffalo fans of Scott Norwood’s famous miss in Super Bowl XXV, which the team lost to the New York Giants.

However, not everyone is critical of Bass. Members of Bills Mafia have even donated to the Ten Lives Club – a non-profit no-kill cat shelter – as the 26-year-old kicker has served as the organization’s spokesperson.

Buffalo Bills kicker Tyler Bass (2) watches his tying field goal attempt go wide

Tyler Bass’s page on X, formerly Twitter, now reads: ‘This account does not exist’

‘WE STAND BY TYLER BASS. DON’T BULLY OUR FRIEND,” read an Instagram post from the Ten Lives Club. “We just heard the terrible news that Tyler Bass is receiving threats after yesterday’s game and our phones are ringing off the hook with people wanting to donate $22 to Ten Lives Club on Tyler’s behalf.

“Tyler doesn’t deserve any of the hate he’s receiving,” the post continued. ‘He is an excellent football player and an even better person who took the time last year to help our organization and save cats. Leave our friend alone.’

The response was immediate.

“Donated,” one responder wrote. “Tyler is awesome!”

“You don’t have to be a Tyler fan, a Bills fan, or even a football fan to know that no player deserves death threats,” read another.

“I’m a Steelers fan and I just donated $22 too,” read an additional response. “Tyler is an elite frog. Everyone misses some. Especially in that windy end zone.”

Allen wants his team to back Bass as he will likely receive negativity for missing the kick

Bass accepted blame for the defeat after Sunday’s painful loss at Orchard Park.

“Ultimately, it’s all up to me,” Bass helps. ‘I feel horrible. I love this team, man. It hurts. This one really hurts.”

Quarterback Josh Allen, however, tried to shift the blame from Bass, saying it was a few incompletions on his part that necessitated the field goal in the first place.

“I wish he hadn’t gotten into that situation. You win as a team and you lose as a team. One game doesn’t define a game, doesn’t define a season,” Allen said. ‘Losing sucks. Losing to them, losing to whoever.”

The Ten Lives Club has received donations from several football fans

Although the Bills Mafia is best known for its reckless parking stunts, which usually involve Buffalo fans jumping onto flaming folding tables, the group is also capable of doing the occasional good thing.

When then-Bengals quarterback Andy Dalton helped Buffalo qualify for the postseason in 2018 by throwing a 49-yard game-winning touchdown pass to Tyler Boyd, Bills Mafia members responded by donating $315,000 to the charity of the experienced signal caller.

The group also helped build the foundations of former Bills players Eric Wood and Brian Moorman.

“When we started Bills Mafia, the idea was to do something positive with it, not talk about us, and do something that would impact the community in a good way.” Del Reid, the co-founder and president of Buffalo FAMbase, told ESPN in 2018.

The group even launched a T-shirt brand, 26 Shirts, to generate revenue for various nonprofits.

“So we started a nonprofit and from that idea grew this 26 Shirts business model, where we would sell T-shirts that would give back to the community in a real, tangible way.”