Fans love a scapegoat. Someone who they can point their finger towards and proclaim, “That is the person responsible for what happened!”
In sports, it isn’t always as simple as ONE player who is responsible for a victory or a defeat, especially in football. Everyone remembers the game-winning catch, but what about that 4th and short which was converted to keep the drive going.
The big moment play doesn’t happen with the other.
The touchdown pass to lead the team to the postseason doesn’t take place without the running back chipping the edge rusher and the tackle picking up the scraps.