Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast with Kyle Long & Mike Renner
Pushing the Pile moves the NFL conversation across the line, led by former All Pro offensive lineman Kyle Long and longtime football analyst Mike Renner, as they combine analytics and football passion for 4 episodes a week. It’s like hanging with your buddies and talking ball…If your buddies were 8-year NFL vets and analytics experts who helped develop player evaluation systems that every NFL team uses to this day. Here’s what to expect during the football season… Mondays: Full weekend recaps Tuesdays: Power Rankings Wednesdays: New, Storylines, Deep Dives & Mailbag Thursdays: Comprehensive weekend preview And a whole lot of listener engagement. Sometimes in football you need just a little more for that first down and on Pushing the Pile we’ll give you that extra effort!
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NFL Divisional Round Recap: Ravens give it away to Bills, Commanders outduel Lions + More
Mike Renner is joined by John Breech to discuss all the Divisional Round action across the NFL! Intro (0:00) Ravens fumble it away vs Bills (0:52) Saquon Barkley, Eagles outrun Rams (11:07) Commanders beat Lions at own game (18:52) Chiefs survive Texans (27:33) Snow games: Good or Bad? (37:04) Lions Window Closed? (41:
Divisional Round NFL Preview & Picks: Lamar Jackson vs. Josh Allen, Commanders-Lions + More
Mike Renner and Kyle Long pick and preview every NFL Playoff game from the Divisional Round. Intro (0:00) Diontae Johnson cut and claimed AGAIN (6:02) Bills Sign Lamar Jackson Proxy (8:48) Texans @ Chiefs (11:19) Commanders @ Lions (21:44) Rams @ Eagles (31:26) Ravens @ Bills (38:20) Wildcard Lock Review (43:05) Divisi
Film Review: Offense wins championships now, Ranking HC openings & 2025 Mock Draft + Mailbag | PTP
Mike Renner and Kyle Long welcome Leger Douzable to grind the tape on whether offense wins championships nowadays, which is the best head coach opening and who will go in the top-10 of April's draft. Then, they open up the mailbag and answer YOUR questions. Intro (0:00) PTP Alternate Football League (0:25) Cowboys coac
Divisional Power Rankings: Commanders surprise, Eagles balk, Lions & Chiefs lurk w/Pete Prisco
Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by the Power Rankings Professional Pete Prisco to Power Rank the remaining playoff teams. Then they rate each other's hot takes and debate NFL Divisional Round's great questions. Intro (0:00) Rams demolish Vikings (0:35) Deion Sanders to Coach Cowboys? (13:26) Power Rankings Divisio
Monday QB Talk: Jayden Daniels' Playoff debut, Jalen Hurts bores A.J. Brown, Mike Vrabel Patriots reunion + More
Mike Renner and Kyle Long are joined by Matt Ryan to break down the quarterback performances from Wildcard Weekend and name a QB of the week. Then Jonathan Jones joins the show to talk about Mike Vrabel reuniting with the Patriots and Kyle explains how the Buccaneers should have won. Intro (0:00) Cowboys let HC Mike Mc
NFL Wildcard Weekend Recap: Eagles turn over Packers, Bills throttle Broncos + More
Mike Renner is joined by John Breech to discuss all the Wildcard Weekend action across the NFL! Intro (0:00) Commanders-Buccaneers (1:11) Eagles Smother Injured Packers (9:40) Bills whoop Broncos (21:23) Ravens stymie Steelers Offense (28:26) Texans pick off Justin Herbert 4x (34:55) Mike Vrabel to the Patriots (42:05)
