In case anybody is interested, I figured out how to do this.
CSS:
.full-width-borders {
/* also subtract section padding (1.5rem) */
margin: 0 -601.5rem;
/* add back section padding (1.5rem) */
padding: 0rem;
background: black;
/* border has to be solid, not RGBa */
/* 9600px or equiv (600rem = 9600/16) */
border-left: 600rem solid black;
border-right: 600rem solid black;
}
img {
display: block;
}
In the game passage, place the <img> inside a <div class="full width borders">.