Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
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.
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Sep 8, 2025 • 1h 51min
Winners & Losers for EVERY Week 1 Game: Bills stun Ravens, Jags Run On Panthers, Packers Smash Lions
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 Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Sep 4, 2025 • 1h 28min
Week 1 NFL Preview & Locks: Ravens-Bills, Pat Mahomes vs. Justin Herbert + More
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 (1:19:20)
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Sep 3, 2025 • 1h 9min
Week 1 ROSTER TIERS (Non-QB): NFC Domination with the Eagles Still on Top
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)
Power Tiers (12:51)
Football Talk Tiers (46:44)
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Sep 2, 2025 • 58min
2025 NFL BOLD PREDICTIONS: Giants win the East, Return of the 1k Yard RB, Jags Light It Up
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)
Bold Predictions (16:30)
Grading Friends' Predictions (42:28)
Old Predictions (53:30)
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Aug 28, 2025 • 12min
🚨Micah Parsons TRADED to Packers by Cowboys, signs 4-year deal🚨
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!
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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
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Aug 28, 2025 • 1h 24min
NFL Awards Predictions: Lamar Jackson's 3rd MVP, Unanimous DROY and the Trash Talker of the Year
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 for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Aug 27, 2025 • 1h
The ULTIMATE Super Bowl Contender Tiers: Who's Most Likely To Hoist the Lombardi Trophy
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)
Favorites (52:06)
Pushing the Pile is available for free on the Audacy app as well as Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else you listen to podcasts.
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Aug 25, 2025 • 1h 19min
Naming the 2025 NFL All-Preseason Team: Rising Stars, Rookies, & Backups!
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)
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Aug 21, 2025 • 49min
ONLY THE BEST Predicting the 2025 NFL All-Pro Team
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)
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Aug 20, 2025 • 37min
Way Too Early 2026 NFL Draft Preview: Loaded QB Class, Blue-Chip Prospects, Position Rankings!
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)
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