PITTSBURGH - The final installment of the Dark Knight trilogy was filmed here. Heinz Field stood in as the home stadium for the Gotham Rogues, and as villain Bane systematically obliterates the Batman-less city he sets off a bomb underneath the grass just after kickoff.
The ground craters and engulfs every player save for the kick returner.
The image briefly crossed the mind while watching the Eagles first-team offense play on that very same turf Thursday night. What if the earth swallowed up every wide receiver? Would the Eagles or their fans care? It's not like Jordan Matthews was out there.