Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast

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**Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast**

Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by 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.

Latest Episodes:

NFL Week 16 Recap: Ravens Super Bowl Favorites, Purdy throws away MVP & Mahomes can't save Chiefs Dec 26, 2023

Show notes

Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and John Breech react to Week 16 in the NFL.

Intro (0:00)

Ravens Super Bowl Favorites (1:31)

Brock Purdy throws away MVP (12:07)

Apologize to the Dolphins (19:30)

Mahomes can’t save the Chiefs (28:20)

Joe Flacco makes the Browns a CONTENDER (35:50)

Cowboys will lose the Wildcard game… (43:05)

To the surging Buccaneers (44:30)

The Lions will make the NFC title game (48:58)

NFC Playoff Picture (55:41)

AFC Playoff Picture (1:02:00)

MVPs (1:05:31)

9 2024 NFL Draft Prospects To Watch in CFP & Bowl Games + 5 Most Important Games Left to Determine 2024 NFL Draft Order - With the First Pick podcast Dec 24, 2023

Show notes

Pick Six Superfriend Ryan Wilson has an NFL Draft podcast called With the First Pick! You can find With the First Pick on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else podcasts are found.

Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman discuss the most important games remaining on the NFL calendar when it comes to the draft order. Next, they highlight 9 names they are excited to watch in bowl season and prospects that we'll be talking about at the next level.

(1:30) Draft order

(26:30) Prospects to watch

NFL Week 16 Picks Against the Spread, Best Bets, Predictions and Previews Dec 21, 2023

Show notes

Katie Mox, Will Brinson, Alex "Propstarz" Selelnick, and R.J. White share their best bets for Week 16 of the NFL season.

Intro (0:00)

Week 15 Recap (0:51)

Bengals @ Steelers (2:08)

Bills @ Chargers (7:49)

Colts @ Falcons (14:06)

Packers @ Panthers (19:32)

Browns @ Texans (23:00)

Lions @ Vikings (25:27)

Pick Six Parlay (28:38)

Commanders @ Jets (33:00)

Seahawks @ Titans (36:52)

Jaguars @ Buccaneers (39:42)

Cardinals @ Bears (44:47)

Cowboys @ Dolphins (48:56)

Patriots @ Broncos (53:29)

Raiders @ Chiefs (55:28)

Giants @ Eagles (57:12)

Ravens @ 49ers (59:35)

Best Bets Recap (1:02:52)

Arthur Smith's hot seat, George Pickens' effort, NFL Naughty or Nice list + Saints-Rams TNF preview! Dec 20, 2023

Show notes

Will Brinson, Brady Quinn, and Leger Douzable discuss the increasingly hot seat Falcons HC Arthur Smith is on and prepare an NFL Naughty or Nice list. Plus they preview Thursday Night's Saints-Rams matchup.

Intro (0:00)

Arthur Smith on the hot seat (6:48)

George Pickens' lack of hustle (18:56)

Aaron Rodgers is NOT coming back (25:18)

NFL Naughty or Nice list (31:54)

TNF Preview: Saints-Rams (50:43)

Week 16 NFL Power Rankings: Eagles, Cowboys fall, Super Bowl draft + blind ranking best plays Dec 19, 2023

Show notes

Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson, John Breech and Pete Prisco to break down Pete's Week 16 NFL Power Rankings and draft the teams they think will win the Super Bowl. Plus, the guys blind rank the best plays of all time.

Intro (0:00)

Ranking holiday movies (8:00)

Eagles slide (11:42)

Seahawks biggest riser (20:38)

Bills keep moving up (25:27)

Cowboys crater (29:50)

Super Bowl draft (33:35)

Blind Ranking: best plays (48:55)

NFL Week 16 EARLY Look at the Lines: Odds, Picks, Predictions and Betting Advice Dec 18, 2023

Show notes

Katie Mox, Will Brinson, Alex "Propstarz" Selelnick, and Emory Hunt preview early Week 16 odds.

Intro (0:00)

Week 15 Macros (0:52)

Saints @ Rams (3:53)

Bengals @ Steelers (8:55)

Bills @ Chargers (12:19)

Colts @ Falcons (17:54)

Packers @ Panthers (21:40)

Browns @ Texans (24:00)

Anticipation Plays (27:07)

Lions @ Vikings (31:21)

Commanders @ Jets (33:29)

Seahawks @ Titans (36:00)

Jaguars @ Buccaneers (38:32)

Cardinals @ Bears (42:08)

Cowboys @ Dolphins (43:42)

Patriots @ Broncos (48:42)

Raiders @ Chiefs (50:57)

Giants @ Eagles (53:30)

Ravens @ 49ers (56:57)

NFL Week 15 Recap: Bills UNSTOPPABLE, Lamar Jackson and Brock Purdy's MVP cases, Browns break curse Dec 18, 2023

Show notes

Will Brinson, Ryan Wilson and John Breech react to Week 15 in the NFL.

Intro (0:00)

Bills are UNSTOPPABLE (0:40)

Lamar Jackson is the MVP (12:36)

MVPurdy (18:10)

Browns reverse the curse (28:59)

Texans, Bengals win games, lose players (35:35)

The winner of the AFC South is... (44:13)

Jekyll and Hyde Lions (50:00)

AFC Playoff picture (55:30)

NFC Playoff picture (1:01:45)

As the NFC South turns (1:05:36)

MVPs (1:07:57)

6 Biggest Steals of the 2023 NFL Draft + Rookie Report Card for Notable 2nd-Rounders Dec 17, 2023

Show notes

Pick Six Superfriend Ryan Wilson has an NFL Draft podcast called With the First Pick! You can find With the First Pick on Apple Podcasts, Spotify and wherever else podcasts are found.

Ryan Wilson and Rick Spielman dish out their biggest steals of the 2023 NFL Draft to date and grade notable 2nd-round rookies.

(10:30) Steals

(28:00) Rick's Grades

(45:00) Ryan's Grades

Watch With the First Pick on the NFL on CBS YouTube channel: https://www.youtube.com/@NFLonCBS

'With the First Pick' is available for free on the Audacy app as well as on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, Google Podcasts, Castbox and wherever else you listen to podcasts.

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Produced by: Eric DeBerardinis

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🚨 Chargers fire Brandon Staley, GM Tom Telesco one day after 42-point blowout loss to Raiders in Week 15 - Emergency Podcast (Football 12/15) Dec 15, 2023

Show notes

Will Brinson and John Breech react.

NFL Week 15 Picks Against the Spread, Best Bets, Predictions and Previews Dec 14, 2023

Show notes

Katie Mox, Will Brinson, Alex "Propstarz" Selelnick, and R.J. White share their best bets for Week 15 of the NFL season.

Intro (0:00)

Week 14 Recap (0:56)

Vikings @ Bengals (5:06)

Steelers @ Colts (8:45)

Broncos @ Lions (11:35)

Buccaneers @ Packers (15:50)

Giants @ Saints (21:25)