The Dark Knight Rises: 10 Things You Might Have Missed

9. Rogues? Nope, Steelers

One of the largest set pieces in the film is the collapsing of the Gotham City Rogues stadium as Bane detonates his strategically placed explosives, declaring, "Let the games begin." Unfortunately, we are only treated to one kickoff before our masked friend effectively interrupts the match. If you managed to catch the names or faces of any of these players, chances are you might have deemed them familiar. That's because a large number of the Rogues were played by actual Pittsburgh Steelers, whose stadium Nolan and co. gratefully accepted to use as their own. A few big names include Hines Ward (pictured), Troy Polamalu, and Ben Roethlisberger, whose beard may have actually been quite hard to miss.
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