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Peyton Manning said preparing for Bill Belichick, Patriots’ defense ‘exhausted’ him

Half the fun of Monday Night Football these days is tuning into ESPN2 and listening to Peyton and Eli Manning nerd out about football on the “Manning Cast.” The Patriots got their turn to be under the Mannings’ well-trained eyes during the team’s physical win over the Buffalo Bills, and it didn’t disappoint.

Both Peyton and Eli have had their share of high-profile tussles with Bill Belichick’s squad in the last 20 years. So naturally they have some solid insights into what it takes to beat a Belichick-coached Patriots defense.

The most important key? Be ready for anything.