When you are a professional athlete, you are put in these types of situations. You live or die with your performance. He was on the team to make that kick, he missed it. You take the criticism along with the praise for the ones he made. Yes, the team made mistakes during the game, but they put him in a position to bail them out , he didn't.
No need for him to dwell on this any longer than he has, but let's face the facts, you miss, you wear the goat horns. Fair or not.