Bill Belichick really wanted to accuse Peyton Manning and the Colts of pumping in fake crowd noise 17 years ago
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.