Week 14 NFL Preview & Picks For EVERY GAME: Why These Matchups WILL Decide Who Makes The Playoffs!
Pushing the Pile: A CBS Sports NFL Podcast
CBS Sports, Football, NFL
4.2 • 2.1K Ratings
🗓️ 4 December 2025
⏱️ 79 minutes
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Summary
Mike Renner and JP Acosta preview and give their locks for every game of the week 14 NFL slate.
(00:00) Intro
(3:52) Bears at Packers
(13:38) Colts at Jaguars
(25:32) Steelers at Ravens
(31:42) Bengals at Bills
(35:46) Broncos at Raiders
(39:59) Titans at Browns
(45:27) Rams at Cardinals
(47:48) Seahawks at Falcons
(52:55) Saints at Buccaneers
(58:04) Commanders at Vikings
(1:00:39) Dolphins at Jets
(1:02:34) Texans at Chiefs - SNF
(1:06:37) Eagles at Chargers - MNF
(1:12:24) Cowboys at Lions - TNF
(1:17:07) Best Bets Recap
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| 0:00.0 | What's up, everybody? |
| 0:16.2 | Welcome into this Thursday edition of pushing the pile, |
| 0:19.4 | brought to you by Fandal sportsbook make every |
| 0:21.4 | moment more Mike renner jp akosta going to be breaking down all the week 14 matchups week |
| 0:27.5 | 14 already it is late in the season stretch run here jp though this weekend I am going to just |
| 0:35.8 | found out last night that I got approved for credentials for the number one, |
| 0:42.1 | number two matchup, big 10 title game this weekend. |
| 0:45.2 | I am wiped. |
| 0:46.2 | Last time I went, I had to sit through Michigan against Iowa, which was an absolute grind. |
| 0:52.4 | One of the worst big 10 title games, probably since whatever, that Wisconsin, Nebraska one, whatever, way back when. |
| 0:58.7 | But this one, this one feels like it'll be a great one. |
| 1:02.1 | But I do feel like it loses a little luster, knowing that it actually doesn't matter whatsoever, I feel like, in the long run, this game. |
| 1:09.5 | Yeah, it feels like we're getting like, you know, how they call number one versus number two regular season matchup, like the game of the century. It feels like we're getting that, but also both these teams are going to make the playoff. Like, either way it goes, like, you could have, you could have, like, Ohio State could, like, punt on this game and be like, I don't care about it anyway. We'll make the playoffs. So it's just a little, it loses a little bit of luster, but still all the prospects, all the talent on the field, it should make for a really awesome game. Yeah. I mean, that's what I'm most excited about is that there are copious amounts of NFL players, even on Indiana. I think people don't |
| 1:45.6 | really appreciate the fact. I mean, everyone knows Fernanda Mendoza, but they have two NFL wide receivers. |
| 1:50.5 | They have a couple NFL offensive linemen. They got an NFL corner, maybe a couple on their |
| 1:55.1 | defensive line as well. So they are a talented team worthy of number two in the country, but I'm going to be watching |
| 2:01.6 | Jeremiah Smith and Fernandez. |
| 2:03.9 | Those are the guys. |
| 2:04.8 | Those could be your number one overall picks the next two seasons. |
| 2:07.4 | So very much looking forward to that. |
| 2:11.1 | Let's get to the Cash App segment here, though, all season long leading up to the playoffs. |
| 2:17.3 | Cash App is sponsoring our locks. |
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