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

Preview & Picks For EVERY Week 16 NFL Game!

December 18, 2025 • 87 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the Week 16 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (00:58) Updated Playoff Picture (3:53) Packers at Bears (10:26) Jaguars at Broncos (19:23) Buccaneers at Panthers (30:23) Eagles at Commanders (32:58) Chargers at Cowboys (42:16) Steelers at Lions (48:19) Bills at Browns (52:34) Raiders at Texans (53:44) Chiefs at Titans (54:50) Bengals at Dolphins (58:45) Je...
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Ranking EVERY NFL Team Not In The Playoffs + 2026 NFL Mock Draft For EVERY Top-10 Pick

December 16, 2025 • 96 mins
In today’s episode, Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap the Monday Night Football matchup between the Dolphins and Steelers. They also reveal their NFL Tiers List for teams in turnaround mode, break down film from Week 15 and go through Mike’s latest Mock Draft! (00:00) Intro (00:42) MNF Recap (7:14) NFL Tiers List (26:38) Justin Herbert MVP? (29:59) NFL Needs Most Improved Player (33:33) Will Ravens-Steelers Rematch Matter? (...
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NFL Week 15 EVERY GAME Recap: Mahomes & Parsons ACL Injuries | SNF | Updated Playoff Picture

December 15, 2025 • 82 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap every NFL game from Sunday of Week 15! The guys discuss this week's big injuries, break down the latest playoff picture, take a look at the current 2026 NFL Draft order and much more! (00:00) Intro (00:50) Chargers 16, Chiefs 13 (8:38) Packers 26, Broncos 34 (15:55) Bills 35, Patriots 31 (21:35) Vikings 34, Cowboys 26 (29:42) Lions 34, Rams 41 (35:42) Colts 16, Seahawks 18 (42:13) Ravens 24...
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Preview & Picks For EVERY Week 15 NFL Game!

December 11, 2025 • 85 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the Week 15 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (1:25) Bills at Patriots (8:24) Packers at Broncos (15:48) Lions at Rams (21:17) Colts at Seahawks (29:34) Chargers at Chiefs (34:54) Ravens at Bengals (43:24) Jets at Jaguars (46:05) Cardinals at Texans (48:42) Browns at Bears (52:27) Panthers at Saints (56:33) Titans at 49ers (1:00:17) Raiders at Eagles (1:0...
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Week 15 NFL Power Ranking Tiers: Philip Rivers CAN NOT Save Colts Season + 3 NFC Teams Top List

December 9, 2025 • 83 mins
In today’s episode, Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap the Monday Night Football matchup between the Eagles and Chargers. They also reveal their NFL Tiers List for playoff hopefuls, break down film from Week 14 and play fact or fiction! (00:00) Intro (00:31) MNF Recap (15:27) NFL Tiers List (33:46) Week 14 Overreactions (47:29) Film Breakdown (55:58) Rookie OT Check-In Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy ap...
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NFL Week 14 EVERY GAME Recap: Texans-Chiefs SNF, Bengals-Bills, Playoff Races, Draft Order | MORE!

December 8, 2025 • 80 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap every NFL game from Sunday of Week 14! They also give their winners and losers from each result. (00:00) Intro (2:51) Texans 20, Chiefs 10 (12:32) Bears 21, Packers 28 (21:57) Colts 19, Jaguars 36 (29:37) Steelers 27, Ravens 22 (36:46) Bengals 34, Bills 39 (43:49) Rams 45, Cardinals 17 (49:07) Seahawks 37, Falcons 9 (54:40) Saints 24, Buccaneers 20 (59:04) Broncos 24, Raiders 17 (1:02:00...
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Week 14 NFL Preview & Picks For EVERY GAME: Why These Matchups WILL Decide Who Makes The Playoffs!

December 4, 2025 • 82 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 14 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (3:52) Bears at Packers (13:38) Colts at Jaguars (25:32) Steelers at Ravens (31:42) Bengals at Bills (35:46) Broncos at Raiders (39:59) Titans at Browns (45:27) Rams at Cardinals (47:48) Seahawks at Falcons (52:55) Saints at Buccaneers (58:04) Commanders at Vikings (1:00:39) Dolphins at Jets (1:02:34) Texans ...
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NFL Playoff Predictions After Week 13: Chiefs OUT | Bengals & Cowboys IN | Who Makes Super Bowl? 👀

December 2, 2025 • 88 mins
In today’s episode, Mike Renner, JP Acosta and former NFL QB Ben DiNucci give their playoff predictions following Week 13. They also play fact or fiction, break down film from Week 13 and check in on the rookie QBs! (00:00) Intro (2:17) Week 13 Overreactions (28:35) Playoff Predictions (46:26) Super Bowl Predictions (54:11) Film Breakdown (1:03:35) Rookie QB Check-In Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy a...
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NFL Week 13 EVERY GAME Recap: Sunday Night Football, Playoff Races, Thanksgiving Takeaways | MORE!

December 1, 2025 • 101 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap every NFL game from Sunday of Week 13! They also give their winners and losers from each result. 2:30 Broncos-Commanders 12:30 Bills-Steelers 21:00 Texans-Colts 27:10 Jags-Titans 34:00 Rams-Panthers 46:00 Seahawks-Vikings 51:30 49ers-Browns 58:25 Bucs-Cardinals 1:04:00 Chargers-Raiders 1:10:50 Dolphins-Saints 1:17:20 Jets-Falcons 1:25:00 Thanksgiving & Black Friday takeaways Pushing the Pile is...
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Week 13 NFL Preview & Picks For EVERY GAME: Thanksgiving | Black Friday | Bills-Steelers | SNF & MNF

November 26, 2025 • 74 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 13 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (5:05) Bills at Steelers (11:42) Texans at Colts (17:50) Rams at Panthers (21:21) Vikings at Seahawks (28:14) Raiders at Chargers (30:47) Cardinals at Buccaneers (34:26) Jaguars at Titans (38:13) 49ers at Browns (43:11) Saints at Dolphins (46:03) Falcons at Jets (47:40) Broncos at Commanders - SNF (49:45) Gia...
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Week 13 NFL Power Ranking Tiers: Cowboys Would Be SCARY In Playoffs + Joe Burrow SHOULD NOT Return

November 25, 2025 • 100 mins
In today’s episode, Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap the Monday Night Football matchup between the Panthers and 49ers. They also reveal their latest NFL Tiers List, break down film from Week 12 and re-draft the top 10 picks from the 2025 NFL Draft! (00:00) Intro (00:42) Should Joe Burrow Play? (4:00) What Are The Saints Doing? (9:33) MNF Recap - CAR 9, SF 20 (20:21) NFL Tiers List (38:44) Week 12 NFL Overreactions (1:00:20)...
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NFL Week 12 Recap For EVERY GAME: Baker Mayfield Hurt In SNF Loss | Cowboys Comeback | Playoff Races

November 24, 2025 • 86 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap every NFL game from Sunday of Week 12! They also give their winners and losers from each result. (00:00) Intro (1:12) Eagles 21, Cowboys 24 (14:15) Colts 20, Chiefs 23 (OT) (23:39) Steelers 28, Bears 31 (29:53) Patriots 26, Bengals 20 (33:47) Browns 24, Raiders 10 (39:17) Buccaneers at Rams (46:56) Vikings 6, Packers 23 (56:03) Giants 27, Lions 34 (OT) (1:02:30) Seahawks 30, Titans 24 (1...
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Week 12 NFL Preview & Picks For EVERY GAME: Colts-Chiefs, Eagles-Cowboys, Shedeur Sanders 1st Start

November 20, 2025 • 82 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 12 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (1:42) Colts at Chiefs (9:27) Eagles at Cowboys (15:51) Patriots at Bengals (20:39) Steelers at Bears (26:37) Vikings at Packers (34:43) Seahawks at Titans (37:21) Browns at Raiders (42:30) Giants at Lions (45:03) Jaguars at Cardinals (49:44) Jets at Ravens (54:10) Falcons at Saints (1:00:11) Buccaneers at Rams...
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Week 12 NFL Power Ranking Tiers For Playoff Hopefuls + NEW 2026 Mock Draft For EVERY Top-10 Pick

November 18, 2025 • 60 mins
In today’s episode, Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap the Monday Night Football matchup between the Cowboys and Raiders. They also reveal their NFL Tiers List for playoff hopefuls, break down film from Week 11 and go through Mike’s latest Mock Draft! (00:00) Intro (1:45) MNF Recap (13:30) NFL Tiers List (31:46) Playoff Predictions (34:17) Film Breakdown (40:48) NFL Mock Draft Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Au...
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NFL Week 11 Recap For EVERY GAME: Lions-Eagles SNF, SPIT-GATE, Broncos Top Chiefs, Josh Allen MVP?

November 17, 2025 • 107 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap every NFL game from Sunday of Week 11! They also give their winners and losers from each result. (00:00) Intro (2:03) Lions 9, Eagles 16 (14:00) Seahawks 19, Rams 21 (23:04) Chiefs 19, Broncos 22 (33:39) Buccaneers 32, Bills 44 (46:11) Panthers 30, Falcons 27 (OT) (53:14) Chargers 6, Jaguars 35 (1:01:26) Bengals 12, Steelers 34 (1:10:04) Ravens 23, Browns 16 (1:19:13) Commanders 13, Dolph...
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Week 11 NFL Preview & Picks For EVERY GAME: Seahawks-Rams | Chiefs-Broncos | SNF & MNF Locks | MORE!

November 13, 2025 • 83 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 11 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (3:18) Seahawks at Rams (-3), O/U 48.5 (13:25) Chiefs (-3.5) at Broncos, O/U 44.5 (22:35) Buccaneers at Bills (-5.5), O/U 47.5 (26:23) Commanders vs Dolphins (-2.5), O/U 47.5 (28:50) Chargers (-3) at Jaguars, O/U 43.5 (34:52) Bengals at Steelers (-5.5), O/U 49.5 (38:13) Ravens (-7.5) at Browns, O/U 39.5 (39:44) P...
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NFL Week 10 Recap: Eagles SHUT DOWN Packers In MNF | Tier Rankings | Film Breakdown | ROY Odds

November 11, 2025 • 72 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta provide a full recap for Week 10. They discuss the Eagles win over the Packers, put all 32 teams into NFL Tiers, break down film that stood out, and handicap the Rookie of the Year races. (00:00) Intro (00:33) MNF Recap - Eagles 10, Packers 7 (17:35) NFL Tiers List (43:02) Film Breakdown - JP's Playbook (51:40) Handicapping Rookie Of The Year Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app a...
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Brian Daboll FIRED As Giants Head Coach | What This Means For Jaxson Dart + Replacements + Much More

November 10, 2025 • 19 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta react to the Giants firing head coach Brian Daboll. They discuss what went wrong, what's next and much more! 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/@pushingthepile Download and Follow Pushing the Pile on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/2RFkEgdb...
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NFL Week 10 Recap For EVERY GAME: Sunday Night Football, Patriots-Bucs, Dolphins Upset Bills + MORE

November 10, 2025 • 82 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta recap every NFL game from Sunday of Week 10! They also give their winners and losers from each result. (00:00) Intro (1:07) Steelers at Chargers (9:09) Patriots at Buccaneers (15:18) Bills at Dolphins (23:57) Jaguars at Texans (31:25) Ravens at Vikings (38:50) Rams at 49ers (42:55) Falcons vs Colts (52:15) Lions at Commanders (57:32) Cardinals at Seahawks (1:06:17) Giants at Bears (1:13:40) Saints at Pa...
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Week 10 NFL Preview & Picks For EVERY GAME: Patriots-Bucs In Brady Bowl, Eagles-Packers MNF & MORE!

November 6, 2025 • 85 mins
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 10 NFL slate. (00:00) Intro (1:59) Tom Brady Clones Dog??? (7:13) Patriots at Bucs (-2.5), O/U 48.5 (12:23) Rams (-4.5) at 49ers, O/U 49.5 (18:23) Falcons vs Colts (-6.5), O/U 48.5 (23:37) Ravens (-4.5) at Vikings, O/U 48.5 (30:16) Bills (-9.5) at Dolphins, O/U 49.5 (38:06) Cardinals at Seahawks (-6.5), O/U 45.5 (46:26) Jaguars at Texans (-...
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