Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All-Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long, football analyst Mike Renner, and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the three bring a mix of player perspective, analytics expertise, and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…if your buddies were 8-year NFL vets, film junkies who helped build evaluation systems used by NFL teams, and one of the most thoughtful young voices breaking down the game today.

Episodes

September 8, 2025 111 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta reveal the critical numbers that decided the winners and losers from each week one game. BAL-BUF (1:00) HOU-LAR (11:28) PIT-NYJ (19:27) TB-ATL (24:55) MIA-IND (34:37) LV-NE (40:18) CAR-JAX (46:50) CIN-CLE (54:04) SF-SEA (1:00:14) ARI-NO (1:07:07) DET-GB (1:10:52) NYG-WAS (1:16:07) TEN-DEN (1:22:08) KC-LAC (1:26:52) DAL-PHI (1:37:15) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Appl...
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FOOTBALL IS BACK! Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 1 NFL slate.  Intro (0:00) Locks (2:03) PHI-DAL (2:57) KC-LAC (9:52) NYG-WAS (13:50) CAR-JAX (18:12) PIT-NYJ (25:47) LV-NE (31:47) ARI-NO (36:30) CIN-CLE (39:24) MIA-IND (44:45) TB-ATL (48:57) TEN-DEN (53:07) SF-SEA (56:13) DET-GB (1:00:03) Nic Bonitto Extension (1:056:15) HOU-LAR (1:06:54) BAL-BUF (1:11:14) MIN-CHI (1:14:49) Recap (...
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Mike Renner, Kyle Long and JP Acosta sit on the eve of football season to talk about Buccaneers RT Luke Goedeke's huge extension and the fancy new gold shields for NFL award winners. Then they rank all the teams into POWER TIERS for week 1 and discuss the cool and smart things to say while watching football with your friends and family. NFL Award Winners to Wear Gold Shields (3:40) Buc's RT Goedeke signs 4-year $90M (6:58) Pow...
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Mike Renner, Kyle Long and JP Acosta gather before the 2025 NFL season kicks off to talk about Bill Belichick's disastrous UNC debut and Micah Parsons back injury. Then they give out their 2025 BOLD PREDICTIONS for the season before grading some friends' predictions and revisiting their predictions from last year. Intro (0:00) Belichick Bombs UNC Debut (0:40) Arch Manning Expectations (5:20) Micah Parsons Back Injury (9:00) ...
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Mike Renner and JP Acosta hop on the air to break down the BLOCKBUSTER trade that sends elite pass rusher Micah Parsons from the Cowboys to the Packers. Did the Cowboys get enough for their star? Are the Packers now Super Bowl contenders? Is Mike going to immediately go buy a Parsons jersey? Find out! Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podca...
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Mike Renner, Kyle Long and JP Acosta discuss Kyle Hamilton's MASSIVE contract, and Rashee Rice's 6-game suspension. Then they hand out all of the NFL awards before the season even begins and throw in some of their own awards just for fun. Intro (0:00) Kyle Hamilton Extension (3:50) Rashee Rice Suspension (8:10) NFL Awards (12:05) The Pushy Awards (50:05) College Football to Watch (1:16:33) Pushing the Pile is available f...
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Mike Renner, Kyle Long and JP Acosta break down the action of cutdown day, discuss the Adam Thielen trade, and unravel the Micah Parsons to the Packer rumor. Then, they rank the teams most likely to win the 2025 Super Bowl by tiers. Cutdown Day (2:25) Adam Thielen Traded to Vikings (9:56) Micah Parsons Packers Rumor (12:30) Top 5 Picks (18:50) Sub .500 (24:17) Purgatory (30:05) Playoffs (36:57) Contenders (46:52) Favorit...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by NEW CO-HOST JP Acosta to grade the flurry of trades and unravel the "Shedeur Sanders Conspiracy." Then they name their All-Preseason team. Intro (0:00) Shedeur Sanders Conspiracy (2:35) Trades (11:25) All-Preseason Offense (16:58) All-Preseason Defense (50:55) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to po...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long predict the 2025 All-Pro team including the stars you expect and a tantalizing handful of new names.  Intro (0:00) QB, RB WRs (0:35) TE, OL (9:02) EDGE, IDL, LB (19:43) CB, SLOT, S (27:24) STs (34:41) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NF...
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Mike Renner flies solo and delivers his WAY TOO EARLY 2026 NFL Draft Primer. Mike has QBs to watch, blue chip prospects and which position groups are stacked, and which ones are whack.  Intro (0:00) 7 QB To Watch (2:15) 9 Blue Chip Prospects (18:18) Best and Worst Position Groups (29:35) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. S...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long draft the best player units from around the league to put together the ULTIMATE football team. Intro (0:00) Picks 1-4 (0:13) Picks 5-8 (10:09) Picks 9-13 (18:30) Picks 13-16 (25:49) Picks 17-18 (34:23)    Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@...
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Mike Renner and Kyle hit the two surprising player-for-player trades and discuss whether preseason week 2 HOT TAKES are overreactions or reality. Then they open up the mailbag to answer YOUR burning questions. Intro (0:00) Metchie-Bryant, Fortner-Saunders Trades (0:37) Overreaction Vs. Reality (5:20)  Preseason Mailbag (28:48) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and whe...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by Brock Vereen to predict win totals for EVERY TEAM in the NFC.  Intro (0:00) NFC South (4:43) NFC North (21:04) NFC West (39:09) NFC East (55:03) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts. Subscribe to our YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NFLonCBS Download and Follow Pushing ...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by JP Acosta to touch on James Cook's new MEGADEAL and Jordan Love's surgery before handing out win totals for EVERY TEAM in the AFC. Intro (0:00) James Cook Signs Megadeal (3:48) Jordan Love has Surgery (7:08) AFC North (10:20) AFC South (23:15) AFC East (39:06) AFC West (55:44) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever ...
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Mike Renner and Kyle hit the latest news from around the league before deciding whether their preseason week 1 HOT TAKES are overreactions or reality. Then, they open up the mailbag to answer YOUR burning questions. Intro (0:00) Rashawn Slater, Landon Dickerson Injured, (6:53) CeeDee Lamb Trucked by Refs (14:03) Preseason W1 Overreactions (16:36) Mailbag (34:12) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as...
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Mike Renner and Kyle offer teams they think are ready to make "the leap" this season. From basement to playoffs. From contender to Super Bowl Champions. Which squads are going to get a lot better very fast? Intro (0:00) Super Bowl Contenders (0:39) Deep Playoff Runs (9:35) Win A Playoff Game (19:12) Make the Playoffs (28:40) Greatly Improve (36:04) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple P...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by Brock Vereen to discuss banning smelling salts, Jordan Addison's suspension and the Eagles-Raiders trade. Then they look at each team in the AFC's best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming season. Intro (0:00) NFL Bans Smelling Salts (1:55) Jordan Addison Suspended (5:22) Eagles-Raiders Trade (8:58) AFC North (12:14) AFC South (27:38) AFC East (44:47) AFC West (1:01:26) Pushin...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long divulge each 2024 playoff team's Achilles Heel heading into the season. What Fatal flaw will stop the best teams from making the Super Bowl? Intro (0:00) Chiefs and Eagles (0:30) Bills and Commanders (9:13) Ravens and Lions (18:07) Texans and Rams (26:30) Wildcard Teams (36:00) Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you liste...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by SB Nation's JP Acosta to break down the trade requests from the weekend. Then they look at each team in the NFC's best and worst case scenarios for the upcoming season. Intro (0:00) Micah Parsons Landing Spots (1:06) Terry McLaurin Landing Spots (7:14) Hall of Fame Game Standouts (10:57) NFC North (14:47) NFC South (32:22) NFC West (51:20) NFC East (1:07:12) Pushing the Pile is ava...
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Mike Renner and Kyle Long catch up on all the news from training camp. Then in honor of the Hall of Fame Game they rank active players by how likely they are to earn that gold jacket into tiers. Who's a lock to get the call to the Hall? Find out. Intro (0:00) Raiders Extend Kolton Miller (1:32) Phelps to Teach Ravens to Swim (3:51) Not Having this Convo (8:25) Could Go on a Run (12:24) On Pace (22:37) Hall of Very Good (26...
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