An ESPN poll is a impartial account of the general public? That poll is skewed in the very way its worded in some places (question #4) and leads its readers to vote a certain way. Not to mention I doubt that Steelers fans were out polling at ESPN after the game.
I'd have loved to see that poll include the question "Which team were you rooting for to win?". That would have shed some light on the situation.
As for the 4 disputed situations.
I watched the game and all the replays. By the letter of the law Darrell Jackson did push off. No one can argue that. What can be argued is whether the officials should have deemed it necessary to enforce the rule. Since it was literally right in front of the ref I dont blame them for enforcing it. We'd have been arguing whether the Steelers got screwed or not there if they hadnt.
I wont argue Ben Roethlisberger's TD was questionable. Unfortunately that exact criteria is what made it unable to be turned over. It was just centimeters from the line one way or another and even the replays didnt give us a clear view. That being the case the general concensus is you go with the call on the field unless there is clear evidence to overturn.
But thats not really what I meant when I said the Seahawks didnt convince me. I mean a perfect example was their clock management at the end of both halfs. I've never seen sloppier. Josh Brown missed two field goal attempts wide left and wide right, Stevenson had a bad case of the dropsies and Alexander never really seemed to click into gear and didnt even score. The Steelers were no better in the first half but at least they took advantage of turnovers unlike the Seahawks.
Anyway, the Seahawks can do better (I've seen them do just that all year) but unfortunately for them the Steelers were able to do better at the crucial time. Maybe next year. I'll be rooting for the Da Bears then just like I was this year.