Tony Dungy, NBC Sports

You might have heard that -- a little football game on Sunday night that folks around the country are gonna watch. Sunday Night Football on NBC is up 19%. Excuse me 22% from where they were. A year ago on part of that Sunday night crude joins us on the line right now he is the former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Now -- BC along with our -- Rodney Harrison Tony Dungy joins us on the AT&T hotline AT&T your world delivered coach it's -- Michael -- Boston how --

They still could that be with you have greetings from Rodney Harrison is that I have to make take good -- Uga.

I'll always are and we're Rodman's head equity. Then victory. You take care Mike.

Some I'm surprised Rodney didn't say anything. A little more derogatory about.

Well -- did but I can't. And at that but at a.

Tony you've been in the position of of formulating a game plan -- midwest Sunday match up against Tom Brady and the patriots when you were doing that. What was the thing you wanted to take away from Tom Brady.

Well I think probably both sides with the same way you'd try to take them out of what they expected in the and out of what's familiar to them what -- situations where they've got to make big plays when and where it is out of rhythm and that's what they'll try to do about Peyton and it's easier said than done. And that technical standpoint. We Warren has the burst on these has of the patriot so our thing was that they we've got to play. Within ourselves try to create impressive candidate and that the role of the quicker than that he would life. And you know hope for the best.

Use the word diversity and its interest that you had a story. With Peter King that's in this week's Sports Illustrated. And and Peter opinion you're talking about how. Diverse the routes are that that patent receivers or running in a wondering. How has has Peyton been able to. Have the season he's had with guys like Austin Collie in Pierre Garcon especially -- how has there been a seamless transition.

The big thing if your receiver -- at all since you've got to come in and you've got to get a feel for things it's one thing to learn the playbook and on this play do this. But that only about. 10% of that in at all because everything is based on how the defense plays well the guys who do really well other real instinctive. Players and I think that's Austin Collie definitely he's come in and really. Got McGrath but that they here's what I see in the coverage here's what I think has to do in the quarterback knows where I'm going to be in and that the chemistry -- built very quickly.

Is it fair to say Tony that that the playbook or however long it is the -- you know forty pages seventy pages that it's actually. Twice or or three times that big because Peyton Manning is able to say -- if this happens but -- do this in the play becomes something else. Then what I originally or or or that was originally designed as an effort.

Part of predicted in the field or bank after. The ball. That's but the other that we had a rookie receiver -- pretty talented and got and -- receiver protest. And after about three weeks in -- know what I'm doing great except war. And signal in -- and the code word. Hint hint at with that what what you have but attend this of the all ethical code word what want to leave and start. And bet that the partners. -- that uses well you learned that the name of the place. But it never called you know on the field something -- and they -- little code word and you may not know exactly what. What is being called until May -- before the ball. And that's the hardest thing for port on that it did at all.

We've always wondered and we've never known. How much of the stuff that Peyton Manning is doing at the line of scrimmage doesn't mean anything.

Well it all mean something it does mean something different different people and on what they have to do what played them run maybe give them a little bit in the development changing. In particular segment of the play but it all means something very paranoid that they like knowing and that that we played a lot and they studied the tape and and they note from the -- it's kind a lot of those. In the the week of the game and in go to something different and it's a lot of a lot of mine. Work war for young player that's.

Are you just said we when you were talking about the colts and Rodney are not I. Okay because -- needs as we we have on the air here this year couple times and talking about the patriots when you when you watch the games. What is the process like who you'd have to watch the entirely but when you watch the colts like for you.

It's really from is that like Watson from. Sidelined last year and still no lava code word if we have audio up and know what happened and what about become. No problem at play and it really -- like -- Sideline and and sometimes do it's I can't believe this guy did that I can't believe red -- route that way. That you do have to try to divorce itself from -- coats and part of it that's what the and and but and then analysts.

What are they doing differently on defense now that -- record year. Is in there and and obviously UN Ron -- have moved on.

They are if on defense offense is very very in my mind. -- a lot. More odd man crosses the man Russell Branyan linebackers they and we really -- out there a little bit more man to man coverage not as much of the Tuesday. And we played. So they're I think their identity of the difference on these.

We asked earlier about how you prepare for Brady and what you expect. How do you prepare for Bill Belichick what do you think you're gonna get when your coaching against him.

Of the -- now is -- is what you expect. You know. We played in the time with the pressures in brought a lot of different. About it blitzes in and we get all prepared for that practice all the different blitzes and -- three and drop a poll. Or offensively -- again. Plan it took me awhile to figure that out plan in New England. Putting and this in -- run back and tie it and and they play in. In Indianapolis. And he's got smaller back kept all my all the receivers and throw the ball well you have to be ready to its the biggest party. To me when you play the patriot is about. After about eight minutes of the first quarter on bite you have -- on this and now what their game plan would be and how quickly it hopefully. -- all our time for. And you've got to to what their game plan --

Now I know this guy helped you win a lot of games so this might be that tough for you to address but. Do you think that Bob Sanders. The elite -- think those days. Are gone because of the the injury he susceptible to injury now. That -- with -- thought.

A lot of and of the -- about a he has in the lineup vote dynamic -- you know you're out you're gonna go what part. And with that of these applied maker remember went out with the vikings Robert Smith went through a little bit at that had. Maybe three years where he does these injuries that people were about to write them -- and and he got through it and let -- get hurt much -- slightly different position. Different body so it. It's really hard they but I know before they did jettison them they'll they'll go right to limit because is that done later.

Tell us something about Peyton Manning that would surprise us that we just don't know.

Well I think most people are surprised that the note that the -- men in the commercial is really much more. Like him in the -- the three hours. Focus now and there wouldn't but use bigger practical joke on the thing he can poke fun at themselves. You enjoyed life and you don't know that that has on the field but that Saturday Night Live -- Manning or the MasterCard guys much more like him and then. What would that.

If I set aside Brady for a moment and just said. Who's the guy and the patriots you like to watch play the most other than Brady who is.

Well obviously. Like a lot of their. About what -- but Wes Welker committees if your coats. You'd really appreciated what he -- he's great blocker he understands football it's opening make Utley. Play our return on a bit of everything and committees. That request --

I know the answer to this question. But I got to ask your anyway. We got one game to win one game. And got one quarterback that Peter Brady Manning. We gotta --

Come on take -- Peyton Manning. And you know I've taken Peyton Manning over every quarterback in the league including Tom Brady because. I've been. In there wasn't much no I prepared -- you know will be ready and he's one of many gains from me so don't need --

Coach clearly appreciates taken a few minutes talks in football whether it's will be watching Sunday night as will. All of America it'll be a lot of fun.

Already Baghdad it would look at. Forward to it on on in -- as well.

Thank you do you take care our. -- that is that Tony Dungy former head coach of the Indianapolis Colts. Part of the NBC telecast in -- be watching on Sunday night.