Belichick was referring to a 2007 matchup between the Colts and Patriots where the league looked into an accusation that the Colts were pumping in fake crowd noise. The league and CBS both found that the issue was specific to the broadcast — where the crowd audio skipped — and not something people in the stadium were actually hearing.

Bill Belichick has found his comfort zone in sports media. During his appearance on the Manningcast Monday night, the former head coach delivered a savage zinger toward Peyton Manning over pumped-in crowd noise in the RCA Dome during those famous Patriots-Colts battles of yesteryear.

Bill Belichick was part of many historic battles with the Indianapolis Colts when he was the head coach of the New England Patriots, particularly in the early-to-mid 2000s when the Patriots were engaging in battles with the Peyton Manning-led Colts.