Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL · CBS Sports
Show overview
Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast has been publishing since 2017, and across the 9 years since has built a catalogue of 2,445 episodes, alongside 2 trailers or bonus episodes. That works out to over 2100 hours of audio in total. Releases follow a near-daily cadence.
Episodes typically run thirty-five to sixty minutes — most land between 39 min and 1h 3m — though episode length varies meaningfully from one episode to the next. It is catalogued as a EN-US-language Sports show.
The show is actively publishing — the most recent episode landed earlier today, with 54 episodes already out so far this year. The busiest year was 2020, with 408 episodes published. Published by CBS Sports.
From the publisher
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.
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Big Board Risers & Fallers At EVERY Position | 2026 NFL Draft
In today’s episode Mike Renner and JP Acosta give their biggest risers and fallers for the 2026 NFL Draft as we sit just 22 DAYS AWAY from Round 1! (00:00) Intro (00:52) QB Risers (5:57) RB Risers (9:59) WR Risers (14:38) TE Risers (20:15) OL Risers (24:48) QB Fallers (29:07) RB Fallers (34:00) WR Fallers (39:36) TE Faller (42:11) OL Fallers (46:20) DL Risers (49:36) EDGE Risers (54:04) LB Risers (57:36) CB Risers (1:01:54) S Risers (1:05:27) DL Fallers (1:10:37) EDGE Fallers (1:15:00) LB Fallers (1:18:05) CB Fallers (1:19:57) S Fallers 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/2RFkEgdbFxbPBDU5F5xEjJ?si=1062d40c04e24fd5 Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile Sign up for the Pick Six Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos. You can listen to Pushing the Pile on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast." 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
MOST IMPORTANT Teams In The 2026 NFL Draft
In today’s episode Mike Renner and JP Acosta give the teams they think are most important in the 2026 NFL Draft. (00:00) Intro (00:36) Tennessee Titans (5:49) Arizona Cardinals (12:06) Pittsburgh Steelers (15:38) Kansas City Chiefs (20:09) New York Jets (24:14) Miami Dolphins (28:38) Dallas Cowboys (32:46) Chicago Bears 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/2RFkEgdbFxbPBDU5F5xEjJ?si=1062d40c04e24fd5 Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile Sign up for the Pick Six Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos. You can listen to Pushing the Pile on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast." 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
Biggest Needs For EVERY NFC Team 👀
Mike Renner and JP Acosta give their biggest needs for all 16 NFC teams following free agency as we sit 29 days away from the NFL Draft. (00:00) Intro (00:29) NFC East (11:20) NFC North (23:13) NFC South (34:10) NFC West 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/2RFkEgdbFxbPBDU5F5xEjJ?si=1062d40c04e24fd5 Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile Sign up for the Pick Six Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos. You can listen to Pushing the Pile on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast." 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
Biggest Needs For EVERY AFC Team + JSN Gets PAID 💰
Mike Renner and JP Acosta give their biggest needs for all 16 AFC teams following free agency as we sit 31 days away from the NFL Draft. The guys also react to Jaxon Smith-Njigba getting a four-year, $168.6M contract extension with the Seattle Seahawks, becoming the highest-paid WR in NFL history. (00:00) Intro (00:57) Jaxon Smith-Njigba extension (4:55) AFC East (17:42) AFC North (26:56) AFC South (41:26) AFC West 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/2RFkEgdbFxbPBDU5F5xEjJ?si=1062d40c04e24fd5 Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile Sign up for the Pick Six Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos. You can listen to Pushing the Pile on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast." 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
NFL Power Ranking Tiers Following Free Agency
Mike Renner and JP Acosta go through their post-free agency NFL power ranking tiers! (00:00) Intro (1:00) Come Back In 2027 (4:08) Let’s See What The Young QB Has (9:22) Teams With QB Question Marks (14:33) Trendy Turnaround Candidates (19:22) Seats Are Hot (25:15) Outside Looking In (29:28) Elite QB, Retooling Teams (33:22) Playoff Teams (38:34) Hipster Super Bowl Picks (42:10) Super Bowl LXI Favorites 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/2RFkEgdbFxbPBDU5F5xEjJ?si=1062d40c04e24fd5 Follow our PTP team on Twitter: @mikerenner_, @acosta32_jp, @pushingthepile Sign up for the Pick Six Newsletter at https://www.cbssports.com/newsletters For more NFL coverage from CBS Sports, visit https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/ To hear more from the CBS Sports Podcast Network, visit https://www.cbssports.com/podcasts/ Visit the betting arena on CBSSports.com for all the latest sportsbook reviews and sportsbook promos. You can listen to Pushing the Pile on your smart speakers! Simply say "Alexa, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast" or "Hey Google, play the latest episode of the Pushing the Pile podcast." 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