

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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Sep 18, 2018 • 51min
Brady Quinn on Josh Gordon Trade, Week 2 & Seahawks-Bears recap (Football 09/19)
Will Brinson is joined by Sean Wagner to break down the Seahawks-Bears game from Monday night and debate whether Mitchell Trubisky is good and if the Bears defense can propel them to a playoff run. Then, Brady Quinn joins Will to discuss the biggest topics from Week 2 of the NFL season, including the Josh Gordon trade, the Steelers struggles on defense, Patrick Mahomes exploding and much, much more. 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

Sep 17, 2018 • 1h 6min
NFL Week 2 Recap: Patrick Mahomes is a Golden God (Football 09/17)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson and John Breech to break down every single game from Week 2 of the NFL season. Is Patrick Mahomes the greatest thing since sliced bread? Should the Steelers be concerned about their start? Who's the more surprising division leader between the Bengals, Dolphins or Buccaneers? Are we buying or selling the FITZMAGIC? Did the Packers get hosed by the refs on the roughing the passer call? Should the Lions be worried about Matt Patricia? What are the Cardinals doing? Are the Bills worse than the 2017 Browns? All those questions answered plus much more. 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

Sep 14, 2018 • 50min
NFL Week 2 picks against the spread, BAL-CIN recap (Football 09/14)
Will Brinson is joined by John Breech to break down the Ravens-Bengals game and the latest news and notes around the NFL before Pete Prisco and R.J. White pop on to give their picks against the spread for every single game as well as their SuperContest leans for Week 2. 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

Sep 13, 2018 • 51min
Kyle Brandt on NFL Week 1, Ravens-Bengals Preview (Football 09/13)
Will Brinson is joined by John Breech to break down the latest news and notes around the NFL, plus a preview of the Bengals-Ravens game. Then Will is joined by Kyle Brandt of NFL Network to break down the first week of the NFL season. What teams are the biggest surprises that you'd ride or die with? What teams surprised us the most? What storylines were the biggest overreactions? Do we believe in the Ravens because poolboy Lamar Jackson made Joe Flacco angry and turned him into a star again? If you only get one video game for the rest of your life, do you go with Tecmo Bowl, Mario Kart or Goldeneye? All those questions answered plus much more. 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

Sep 12, 2018 • 50min
Jason La Canfora on NFL Week 1 overreactions (Football 09/12)
Will Brinson is joined by CBS Sports NFL Insider Jason La Canfora to break down some of the biggest overreactions from Week 1 of the 2018 NFL season. Are the Ravens and Bengals better than the Steelers? Patrick Mahomes for MVP??? Are the Jets an AFC Wild Card contender? Could the Raiders cut Derek Carr after the season? All those questions answered plus much more. 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

Sep 11, 2018 • 1h 3min
Brady Quinn on NFL Week 1 risers/fallers, MNF doubleheader breakdown (Football 09/11)
Will Brinson is joined by Sean Wagner to break down the Raiders-Rams game and the Lions-Jets game from Monday Night Football's Week 1 doubleheader before dabbling in the Titans-Dolphins game from Sunday (we apparently missed it, our apologies). Then Brady Quinn joins Will to talk about who he thinks is rising and falling from Week 1 of the NFL season, whether we can trust the Bears, who is the king of the (AFC) North and much more. 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

Sep 10, 2018 • 1h 5min
NFL Week 1 Recap Podcast (Football 09/10)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson, John Breech and Sean Wagner to break down week 1 of the 2018 NFL season. How are Bears fans holding up? Is Patrick Mahomes an MVP candidate? Should 49ers fans be worried about Jimmy Garoppolo? Are the Ravens for real? Who is to blame for the Steelers and Browns tie? All those questions answered plus much, much more. 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

Sep 7, 2018 • 47min
Falcons meltdown in Philly, NFL Week 1 Picks Against the Spread (Football 09/07)
A very angry Will Brinson is joined by John Breech to break down the Eagles and Falcons game, which somehow ended in the Falcons losing the exact same way they lost in the playoffs, largely thanks to Steve Sarkisian's failures as a red zone play caller and Matt Ryan's struggles passing the ball. Then Will is joined by Nick Kostos and Pete Prisco to pick every game against the spread, including their five best bets for the SuperContest. 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

Sep 6, 2018 • 49min
Brian Dawkins, Jay Ajayi Interviews, Le'Veon Bell drama heats up (Football 09/06)
Will Brinson is joined by Ryan Wilson to break down the latest on the Le'Veon Bell front and discuss whether Steelers fans should be worried about their star running back not reporting and players throwing some shade in Bell's direction. Will also talks with former Eagles safety and Hall of Famer Brian Dawkins about his HOF speech, the Eagles chances this year, whether Bell and Earl Thomas should report and more, before chatting with Eagles running back Jay Ajayi about his status for Week 1, the Eagles' Super Bowl and how motivated the team is to try and repeat. 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

Sep 5, 2018 • 55min
NFL Week 1 sleeper picks, 2018 season predictions (Football 09/05)
Will Brinson is joined by Sean Wagner-McGough to break down the latest news and notes around the NFL. The guys then dive into the full CBS crew 2018 NFL season predictions before revealing some sleepers for DFS Week 1 that could make sense as smart 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


