

Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by football analyst Mike Renner and writer/thinker JP Acosta. Together, the two bring a mix of analytics expertise and sharp cultural insight across 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball… 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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Dec 10, 2018 • 1h 23min
NFL Week 14 Recap (Football 12/10)
Will Brinson is joined by John Breech, Ryan Wilson and Sean Wagner-McGough to break down the Week 14 action including: Rams-Bears (2:00), Brinson's first Bird ride (10:00), Eagles-Cowboys (11:45), Bears or Cowboys to win the NFC (19:30), Steelers-Raiders (21:15), Ravens-Steelers (30:00), Panthers-Browns (42:20), Packers-Falcons (44:00), Saints-Buccaneers (48:00), Colts-Texans (52:00), 49ers-Broncos (1:00:00), DROY chatter (1:02:00), Bengals-Chargers (1:04:15), Patriots-Dolphins (1:05:25), Giants-Redskins (1:15:30), Lions-Cardinals (1:18:00) and Jets-Bills (1:20:00). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 7, 2018 • 1h 20min
NFL Week 14 Picks Against the Spread, Titans-Jaguars Recap (Football 12/07)
Will Brinson is joined by Bryant McFadden to break down the Titans-Jaguars TNF game (2:00) and talk about concerns over the Steelers (15:00). Then Pete Prisco and R.J. White hop on to make picks against the spread for every single game on the slate including: Ravens-Chiefs (22:00), Buccaneers-Saints (27:45), Colts-Texans (30:45), Giants-Redskins (35:00), Eagles-Cowboys (40:00), Falcons-Packers (44:00), Rams-Bears (46:00), Steelers-Raiders (50:00), Broncos-49ers (53:00), Patriots-Dolphins (56:00), Jets-Bills (61:00), Panthers-Browns (63:30), Bengals-Chargers (69:00), Lions-Cardinals (70:30) and Vikings-Steelers (71:00). Finally the guys play a little game of LET'S GET EXOTIC (74:00). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 6, 2018 • 40min
NFL Week 14, Fantasy Football Playoff Advice (Football 12/06)
Will Brinson is joined by Heath Cummings to break down Week 14 from a fantasy perspective. The guys discuss the Jaguars-Titans game (2:30), the Emmanuel Sanders injury (5:30), whether Patrick Mahomes must start against the Ravens (13:00), how to handle the Steelers running back situation (17:00), whether to start Justin Wilson for the 49ers (20:00), whether to start your studs in the playoffs (23:30), what to do with the Chargers running back situation (25:30), how to handle Spencer Ware (28:15), whether Rashaad Penny is a stash (32:50), if Gus Edwards needs to start (34:15), what defenses to stream (35:30) and DFS plays. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 5, 2018 • 59min
Packers or Panthers? (Football 12/05)
Will Brinson is joined by Jason La Canfora to break down the latest news and notes from around the NFL, including the firing of Mike McCarthy (3:20), a discussion about who is running things in Green Bay (13:00), the Panthers situation with Ron Rivera (20:00), whether the Panthers job is better than the Packers (27:00), what will happen with Kareem Hunt (33:00) and a run down of who will win some of the hotly contested divisions out there. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 4, 2018 • 51min
Packers Coaching Candidates, Panthers Rumors with Brady Quinn (Football 12/04)
Will Brinson is joined by Brady Quinn to break down the Monday night game between the Eagles and Redskins (1:00), who the Packers should hire in the wake of firing Mike McCarthy (7:00), who should hire Mike McCarthy in the wake of the Packers firing him (17:00), if the Panthers should move on from Ron Rivera (22:00), what to do with Cam Newton who looks injured (28:00), who wins the AFC North (33:30), who wins the AFC West (34:40), if the Eagles can make a run (38:15), if the Texans are a legitimate Super Bowl contender (40:15) and some college football playoff chatter. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Dec 3, 2018 • 1h 17min
NFL Week 13 Recap, Mike McCarthy Fired (Football 12/03)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson, John Breech and Sean Wagner-McGough to break down Week 13 of the NFL season. The guys talk about every game on the docket as well as the firing of Packers coach Mike McCarthy. They break down Steelers/Chargers (3:30), Raiders-Chiefs (13:30), Patriots-Vikings (16:00), Packers/McCarthy being fired (22:00), Ravens-Falcons (30:00), Bengals-Broncos (33:00), Texans-Browns (44:15), Titans-Jets (50:00), Lions-Rams (54:00), Seahawks-49ers (54:00), Panthers-Buccaneers (59:00) and Bears-Giants (1:09:00). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 30, 2018 • 1h 16min
NFL Week 13 Picks Against the Spread, Cowboys contenders? (Football 11/30)
Will Brinson is joined by Bryant McFadden to break down the Cowboys win over the Saints and whether or not we can buy into Dallas as a contender (3:00) and what this means for the Saints moving forward (14:00). Then Pete Prisco and R.J. White hop on the phone to make picks against the spread for every game in Week 13. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 29, 2018 • 37min
NFL Week 13 Fantasy/DFS Breakdown (Football 11/29)
Will Brinson is joined by Heath Cummings to look at the week from a fantasy perspective, including the Saints-Cowboys matchup on Thursday (2:00), whether Drew Brees is worth sitting this week (6:30), the Panthers-Buccaneers shootout coming (9:15), whether Golden Tate is worth owning (11:00), if Marcus Mariota is a top 12 QB in fantasy (13:30), if Lamar Jackson needs to be added now (15:30), what bad QBs you could fade for DST purposes this week (17:45), how to handle Leonard Fournette (19:30), if Joe Mixon is bench able (21:00), whether Tom Brady should be starting (22:30), Matt Ryan's situation this week (24:30), being worried about James Conner (28:45), beer talk! (30:45) and DFS chatter (34:00). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 28, 2018 • 51min
Ranking head coaching vacancies, what's next for Jaguars/Bengals (Football 11/28)
Will Brinson is joined by Jason La Canfora to break down the nightmare that is the Jaguars season (2:00), what the plan is next in Cincinnati (14:00) and to rank the likely head coaching vacancies (23:00) next year in the NFL. To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Nov 27, 2018 • 51min
Baker Mayfield vs. Hue Jackson, what's wrong with Aaron Rodgers? (Football 11/27)
Will Brinson is joined by Brady Quinn to break down the Titans-Texans tilt on Monday night (1:00), the AFC playoff picture (11:30), Brady's big fine (15:00), Melvin Gordon's injury (21:30), Lamar Jackson vs. Joe Flacco (27:30), Baker Mayfield vs. Hue Jackson (31:30), Kliff Kingsbury's future (36:00), Mack Brown at North Carolina (38:00), Redskins playoff hopes (41:15), if the Panthers are done (43:40) and who is to blame for the Packers struggles (46:15). To learn more about listener data and our privacy practices visit: https://www.audacyinc.com/privacy-policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit https://podcastchoices.com/adchoices


