NFL Playoff Bracket Predictions + Ranking Head Coach Openings + NEW 2026 Mock Draft!
Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
4.2 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 6 January 2026
⏱️ 69 minutes
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Summary
In today’s episode, Mike Renner and JP Acosta reveal their NFL Playoff bracket predictions. They go through the coaching carousel around the league, break down film from Week 18 and go through Mike’s latest Mock Draft!
(00:00) Intro
(2:45) Bracket Predictions
(15:57) Notable Coaches/GMs Not Fires
(29:08) Ranking Head Coach Openings
(38:21) Film Breakdown
(47:14) NFL Mock Draft
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| 0:00.0 | What up, everybody? Welcome into today's episode of Pushing the Pile, brought to you by |
| 0:19.7 | Fandah's sportsbook, Make Every Moment More. |
| 0:24.0 | JP, there's a little something behind me here today. |
| 0:27.0 | Got delivered. |
| 0:27.7 | Showed up on my doorstep. |
| 0:29.1 | I can see it right there. |
| 0:30.6 | That is the Cash App Locks Trophy right in front of my signed Ritchie Incognito poster |
| 0:35.6 | that my buddy got me after he blocked me on Twitter a few years back. |
| 0:39.7 | But all season long, leading up to the playoffs, cash app sponsored our locks. |
| 0:44.1 | We tracked how we're doing each week, and it's official. |
| 0:47.6 | And none to feed a week 18. |
| 0:48.8 | Ford O, claim the cash app blocks trophy. |
| 0:51.4 | It didn't quite get to 50%. |
| 0:52.4 | But hey, we're tossing some coins out. |
| 0:54.7 | Everyone knows that you make your real money on the combine props anyways. |
| 0:58.1 | Can't wait to get to that season. |
| 0:59.6 | But apparently we have a special message from Kyle Long, who took up the rear in our |
| 1:02.9 | in our locks all week long or all season long. |
| 1:06.9 | Kyle, what do you guys say? |
| 1:09.2 | Mike and JP, I want to say congrats on a great season, but there can only be one champion. |
| 1:14.2 | So congratulations to Mike Renner on winning our locks this season. |
| 1:18.6 | You were unbelievable all year. |
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