A controversial roughing the passer penalty in the Chicago-St. Louis game gave the Bears another opportunity to score a touchdown and they capitalized on it.
Here was the situation: Chicago had the ball, third-and-1 at the St. Louis 1-yard line with a little more than eight minutes left in the game. St. Louis led 27-14. Bears quarterback Josh McCown dropped back to pass and was sacked by Michael Brockers on a big hit. A roughing the passer penalty was called on Brockers and the Bears were given a first-and-goal at the St. Louis 1-yard line. The Bears scored two plays later to cut the score to 27-21.
It as a big hit, but I don't think it was a foul. The contact was with the front part of Brockers' helmet and not the crown and to me, it's to the side. In taking McCown to the ground, Brockers does not drive him into the ground, either.
It might have looked bad, but I think it should have been a sack. It couldn't have been a fumble because McCown was down with his left side before the ball popped out. The correct call should have been a sack which would have made it fourth an goal