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Yahoo
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
‘Ginny & Georgia' Cast and Characters: Everyone in Season 3, Including Diesel La Torraca and More
The wait is almost over! It's been over two years since new episodes of Ginny & Georgia last graced our Netflix screens, but season 3 is finally set to arrive on June 5, 2025. After such a long break, fans might need a refresher on the many cast members and their characters. Life & Style has you covered. One-half of the show's titular roles, Ginny Miller, is portrayed by Antonia Gentry. Ginny is often fed up with her mother constantly moving her and her younger brother, Austin, to new places whenever a relationship ends — usually under mysterious circumstances. Antonia's big break came in Ginny & Georgia, but she appeared in the 2018 Netflix film Candy Jar prior to starring in the series. She is also known for Hulu's Prom Dates (2024) and Netflix's Time Cut (2024). The other starring role of Georgia Miller is played by Brianne Howey. Georgia is a single mother of two kids, a survivor of sexual abuse and a former teen mom who has fled many places around the country when her relationships put her and her children in danger. However, some of the things she has done to escape said danger have caught up to her. Before Ginny & Georgia, Brianne was known for Fox's The Exorcist (2016) and The Passage (2019). She has also starred in the films Dear Santa and Kinda Pregnant. Ginny's younger brother, Austin Miller, is played by Diesel La Torraca. Diesel has grown up before fans' eyes, as he was 9 years old when filming for season 1 began in 2020. When season 3 drops in June 2025, he'll be 14 years old. Diesel previously appeared in Little Monsters (2019) and La Brea (2021 to 2023). Raymond Ablack plays Joe, the owner of the Blue Farm Café in Wellsbury, Massachusetts. He had a brief encounter with Georgia as a teen and develops feelings for her when they reconnect in Wellsbury. Raymond began his career as a child theater actor, having played Young Simba in The Lion King at the Princess of Wales Theatre. He is also known for his roles in Degrassi: The Next Generation (2007 to 2011), Orphan Black (2013–2016), Shadowhunters (2016–2018) and Narcos (2017). Scott Porter plays Mayor Paul Randolph, the mayor of Wellsbury. Scott and Georgia get married at the end of season 2, just before her arrest for the murder of Tom Fuller, Cynthia Fuller's husband. Scott is best known for his role as Jason Street in NBC's Friday Night Lights (2006 to 2011). He also starred in Bandslam (2009) and Hart of Dixie (2011 to 2015). Sara Waisglass stars as Maxine "Max" Baker, Ginny's energetic best friend and Marcus' fraternal twin sister. Sara is most known for her role as Frankie Hollingsworth in Degrassi: The Next Generation and Degrassi: Next Class. Max's fraternal twin brother, Marcus, is played by Felix Mallard. Marcus quickly becomes a bad boy love interest for Ginny, but this causes tension with Max. Felix is known for starring in CBS' Happy Together (2018–2019) and appearing in Netflix's Locke & Key (2020–2021) and NBC's Zoey's Extraordinary Playlist (2021). While the above names are the main players in Ginny & Georgia, there are still plenty of other cast members. Viewers will see Jennifer Robertson as Ellen Baker, Max and Marcus' mom, and Chris Kenopic as Clint Baker, their father, who is deaf. Meanwhile, there are the other two members of the friend group MANG — Katie Douglas, who plays Abby, and Chelsea Clark, who plays Norah. Mason Temple plays Hunter Chen, Ginny's season 1 love interest. Katelyn Wells plays Silver, Max's love interest in season 2. There's also Nathan Mitchell, who portrays Ginny's father, Zion Miller, and Aaron Ashmore, who plays Austin's dad, Gil Timmins. Sabrina Grdevich plays Cynthia Fuller, while Connor Laidman plays her son, Zach. Season 3 will also introduce two new faces: Manifest's Ty Doran, who will play one of Ginny's poetry classmates Wolfe, and Star Trek: Strange New Worlds' Noah Lamanna, who will play a skateboarder who is friends with Marcus.
Buzz Feed
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- Buzz Feed
How Much 20 Actors Get In Residuals
Ryan McCartan appeared on Disney Channel's Liv and Maddie for four years, playing basketball star Diggie Smalls. In May, he took to Instagram to share a residual check from the series, showing he was paid just 41 cents by the network. Before becoming a rapper, Drake was famously a child star, portraying Jimmy Brooks on the Canadian series Degrassi: The Next Generation from 2001 to 2009. In 2017, he posted a residual check on Instagram for a mere $8.25. The Friends cast — Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, David Schwimmer, Lisa Kudrow, Matthew Perry, and Matt LeBlanc — reportedly make $20 million a year from reruns, with Matthew's earnings seemingly going to his estate since his tragic 2023 death. In 2021, Billy Porter told the PA news agency that his residual checks were just "six cents." He apparently doesn't get "any more money" from Pose, the series that launched him to fame and earned him numerous accolades, including an Emmy, even though it continues to air on Hulu and Disney+. Kimiko Glenn once received a paycheck for just $27, despite starring in over 40 episodes of Orange Is the New Black. "We did not get paid very well ever," she stated. In 2014, Bob Gunton told the Wall Street Journal that he still receives residuals from 1994's The Shawshank Redemption. While he said they weren't "huge" payments, they were "steady, close to six figures by the film's 10th anniversary in 2004." "I suspect my daughter, years from now, will still be getting checks," he said. Drake Bell and Josh Peck apparently make "zero" money from Drake & Josh reruns. As Josh told the BFFs podcast, "It aired from 2004 to 2007, but — fun fact — because kids' TV doesn't have residuals, it's still on every day." Ray Romano reportedly earns up to $18 million annually from reruns of his hit CBS show Everybody Loves Raymond. The series aired from 1996 to 2005 and continues to run on Peacock, Paramount+, and several other networks today. As John Mahoney told the Chicago Tribune in 2004, he made "a ton of money" from Frasier — so much so that he didn't have to "worry" about his "next job." The outlet reported that John intended to live off his show earnings and residuals after the show's conclusion, and although the exact amount was not disclosed, it was said that John had "enough in the bank to ensure he never has to work again on something he'd rather not do." John died in 2018 with only a few more television appearances after Frasier, but with a reported net worth of $16 million. Mandy Moore said she's received "very tiny, like, 81-cent checks" from This Is Us streaming on Hulu — and sometimes, less than that. She memorably played Rebecca Pearson on the series for six years before its conclusion in 2022. Kendrick Sampson portrayed Nathan Campbell on HBO's Insecure from 2018 to 2021, and in 2023, he revealed he received $86 from over 50 residual checks. "This is that bullshit," he reportedly said. "And I KNOW people are struggling much more than me!" During the 2023 SAG-AFTRA strike, Aaron Paul claimed he wasn't making any money from Breaking Bad Netflix residuals. "I don't get a piece from Netflix on Breaking Bad to be totally honest, and that's insane to me,' he told Entertainment Weekly Canada on a picket line. "I think a lot of these streamers know that they have been getting away with not paying people a fair wage, and now it's time to pony up." Robert Pine, who has appeared in hundreds of episodes of shows like CHiPs and The Bold and the Beautiful, told the Chicago Tribune that his residual royalties added up to "several thousands [of] dollars" a year, allowing him to send his daughter to UCLA and his son to college. In the same article, Art Hoffman from The Wonder Years discussed his residual earnings and said that although his time on the show was brief, it was still rewarding. According to Art, he'd even been able to pay for several expenses just from a recent TV marathon. "That marathon did me well," he said. "It helped me pay my rent. It is helping me pay for school." Art had reportedly only appeared in three episodes as a student and Winnie's boyfriend before leaving the industry to attend Colorado State University. Reece Thompson — aka the "little Irish boy" from Titanic — said that in the immediate years after the film's release, he received residual checks "in the thousands." By 2018, however, that number had dwindled to somewhere between $100 and $300 a year. According to her son Brandon, Pamela Anderson, who played C.J. Parker on Baywatch from 1992 to 1997, makes $4,000 annually in residuals. "That's a crime," he said. Josie Davis appeared in over 100 episodes of the '80s sitcom Charles in Charge, and yet, one of her recent residual checks was for a meager $6.60. She posted the check on Facebook and sarcastically said, "Oh my God, look at all my residuals! The pages are even longer than I imagined. Boy, no wonder everyone thinks I'm so wealthy. I made a lot of money on Charles in Charge!" Finally, one time, Robert Carradine from Lizzie McGuire allegedly received a $0 residual check. He said he believed it was from 2003's The Lizzie McGuire Movie.
Time of India
24-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Time of India
Katie Lai Gets Honest About Leaving Degrassi: 'I Wanted to Throw Up Every Time I Had to Go to Set'
For anyone who grew up watching Degrassi: The Next Generation , Katie Lai's character Kendra Mason still holds a special place in the early seasons of the beloved teen drama . As Spinner's adoptive sister, Kendra was smart, sporty, and quietly cool — a character who felt real in a show that prided itself on being raw and relatable. But behind the scenes, Katie's experience was anything but easy. Now 35, the former actress recently opened up on The Degrassi Kid podcast, and her honesty is both heartbreaking and brave. When asked about why she left the show after just two seasons, Katie shared the version of the story she gave at the time — one that sounded professional, even practical. 'I told them I wasn't getting much screen time and wanted to do more theatre. That I was under contract and couldn't audition for other things. I made it sound like I just needed more freedom creatively,' she explained. But behind the scenes, Katie's experience was anything but easy. Now 35, the former actress recently opened up on The Degrassi Kid podcast, and her honesty is both heartbreaking and brave. When asked about why she left the show after just two seasons, Katie shared the version of the story she gave at the time — one that sounded professional, even practical. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like People Aged 50-85 With No Life Insurance Could Get This Reassured Get Quote Undo 'I told them I wasn't getting much screen time and wanted to do more theatre. That I was under contract and couldn't audition for other things. I made it sound like I just needed more freedom creatively,' she explained. But then she paused — and shared the truth she had kept quiet for over two decades. 'The real reason,' she said softly, 'is that I was bullied so badly on set that I would feel physically sick before going to work. I loved acting — it was my favorite thing in the world — but the thought of walking onto that set again, it just… I couldn't.' Her voice cracked slightly as she recalled how something she loved so deeply became a source of dread. 'I remember days where I'd sit in the car and just not want to go in. Not because of the lines or the pressure of performing, but because I knew what was waiting for me inside — the whispers, the looks, the cold shoulders. And I was just a kid. A kid trying to do her job.' It's a jarring contrast to the image fans might've had — a young actress living her dream on a hit show. But Katie's story is a reminder that even in spaces that look shiny and successful from the outside, there can be loneliness and pain. Khloé Kardashian once said, 'We signed up for sharing our lives.' Katie didn't. She was just a teenager doing her best. And while her time on Degrassi may have been short, her decision to speak out — now, as an adult with perspective — might be one of the most impactful roles she'll ever take on. Because it's not just about revisiting the past. It's about taking back your power from it. And maybe, for someone out there silently struggling through their own version of this story, hearing hers will feel like a light switching on.
Yahoo
16-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
'Life After' musical: Canada's 'outrageous' theatre talent wooed New Yorkers for Toronto production
Grief is a complex experience for everyone, but it's especially complicated when you're a teenager, trying to manage all the growing pains of transitioning from child to adult. But brilliantly, composer, lyricist and playwright Britta Johnson, from Stratford, Ont., channeled that into her play Life After. Life After follows Alice, played by Isabella Esler in this Toronto production, after the death of her father Frank (Degrassi: The Next Generation alum Jake Epstein). Frank's death comes after he found success and fame as a self-help author. "I'm a new dad, so it's funny, we were talking about playing parents for the first time and all of a sudden relating to the parents now, it's a whole new world," Jake Epstein told Yahoo Canada in Toronto. "Frank's story, he's this sort of newly famous self-help author ... who's really busy, and we've been talking a lot about balancing your career with your kid, and I think it's a really relatable struggle and really relatable conflict that my character gets into with his daughter." Johnson has a pattern of doing the seemingly impossible, with Life After making its debut at the 2016 Toronto Fringe Festival, and now returning to the city (April 16 - May 10 at the CAA Ed Mirvish Theatre) after bring produced in both San Diego and Chicago. That's basically unheard of, especially because original Canadian plays largely appear for a period of time, and then disappear into history. "It's been the biggest gift in my life, truly, to get to work on this project on so many different scales, to grow up with it," Johnson said. "To grow up as an artist with it has been really transformative." "I get to keep returning to this and fleshing it out, and finding more connections through it and finding more honest conversations about grief through it. It's a pretty remarkable thing, but I don't take it for granted, because most writers, especially in this country, ... it's really hard to put up a new work. It's risky. So the fact that I have this blessing to keep returning to it is one I don't take for granted." But that's not all. Life After also fills a significant gap in stories we see on stage, with a 16-year-old character, Alice, leading us through the piece. While we see works with young girls and older women, shows led by teen girls are few and far between. "Being a teenager is one of the most crazy times ever," Esler said. "When I was 16 I felt like I had so many thoughts in my brain, like all at once. There's just so much going on. And I think that's why I felt so attached to her, because I don't see a lot of teenage centred stories." View this post on Instagram A post shared by Life After Musical (@lifeaftermusical) What's so special about Life After is that no matter who is in the audience, everyone can connect with a particular character in the story, like Alice or Frank, or even Alice's mother Beth (Mariand Torres). Johnson tackles the experience of grief with a play that's still fun and joyful to watch. "It happens to deal with the universal themes of grief and loss, but it's also about a family and what happens over time as you grow up, and through Alice's eyes, what a 16-year-old sees growing up," producer Natalie Bartello said. "So when I think about the show, I think about Alice's coming-of-age and realizing that not everything will have an answer in life. ... Because Britta's so creative and she's very funny and very witty, you see her personality in this show, and that's what makes it a very appealing, enjoyable night at the theatre." Bartello's fellow producer, Linda Barnett, also shared that she had a particularly personal connection to first seeing Johnson's piece. "It's 2016 and I was supposed to go with Natalie to see the show. I couldn't go. My husband was effectively dying," Barnett said. "Natalie went and, of course, came to the hospital after and said, 'You've got to see this show, ... but I don't know how you're going to do it.'" "[I've always been very] hardcore and I said, 'Yeah, I'm going to go.' And I went with my eldest daughter. For her, it was even more difficult, but she's also hardcore and she wanted to go and see it. We were already grieving and so it really helped. It helped in a way a healing process that hadn't even begun yet. I was able to laugh, I was able to cry, and to be able to laugh the time like that was a very good thing. And to be able to cry, it was also a really good things." For Mariand Torres, playing Alice's mother really spoke to how she saw her own mother after her father's death. "I lost my father when I was young and I saw a lot of my mom in this character. I just feel like it's a cathartic thing and a way to honour my mom," Torres said. Pulling from her personal experience of grieving her father, Johnson's core goal with Life After has been to make everyone in the audience feel "safe" in their experience with grief. "When I was grieving my dad when I was 13, I went to see Into The Woods like 14 times," Johnson said. "I grew up in Stratford, ... my mom and dad were pit musicians, [and that was the] first show my mom played without my dad." "I hadn't ever been much of a music theatre kid, I was a piano kid, and then I saw this show that didn't try to talk down to me about this difficult thing. It made me feel safe in the complexity of it. And if I can provide an experience that feels like that to someone in the audience, we will have done our work." But among the different iterations of Life After, this Toronto production is a particularly special homecoming, which also showcases the greatness of Canadian talent. "We feel that the talent in Canada is outrageous. People don't understand," Bartello said. "And we brought our New York team here and we were like, you can cast a lot of these roles locally, please come and meet these actors. And they were just blown away." "As a Canadian, I'm really proud," Epstein added in a separate interview. "It's a really complicated time right now and I feel really proud to be part of Canadian pieces, Canadian stories, Canadian characters. And so I just want to represent it well." The continued success development of Life After can also be seen as a guiding light for playwrights in Canada. "It's really great for Canadian audiences to see what's possible with new work," Johnson said. "I think there's just more of a template for that in the States, ... and the fact that now we're discovering that language in Canada, and that investment from audiences, I think it's really exciting." "And hopefully it will feel very rewarding to audiences that like this, that have been with us since the fringe, to see like, hey this show is still very much this show. The heart of it is the same. But here's what can happen when this level of investment is given to a new project."
USA Today
08-04-2025
- Sport
- USA Today
NFL power rankings: Jets have something to prove with 2025 changes
NFL power rankings: Jets have something to prove with 2025 changes The New York Jets did plenty of work during the NFL's 2025 free agency period. The 2025 NFL draft is still to come, but quarterback Justin Fields is coming to New York (along with head coach Aaron Glenn). It's a brand new team and the Jets are hard to get a read on right now. That's reflected in the latest mock draft released by our friends at Touchdown Wire, as the Jets have some work to do in it... TD Wire's full post-free agency power rankings can be found below: 32. Tennessee Titans While the Titans have no offensive line, they make up for it by having no quarterback. And while their defense can't cover, they also can't stop the run. And not for nothing, Brian Callahan looks like Dave from Love Is Blind and I don't trust a fella with that look. Good luck with Cam Ward, though. 31. New Orleans Saints Hmm. An offense with one true weapon quarterbacked by Derek Carr. A defense in which most of their top players were born when Madonna was in her prime (Cam Jordan was born four months after "Like A Prayer" was released). All of whom are led by Kellen Moore - doesn't exactly scream "playoffs." 30. New York Giants Picture this: It's Week 4. The Giants are in Philadelphia playing the Eagles when Russell Wilson throws a pass directly into the chest of Cooper DeJean. Brian Daboll puts Russell Wilson in a chokehold while Jameis comes over to break it up. "Coach," Jameis Winston says. "Let the devil not make of you what he wants. Let the lord deliver you from this temptation as we ascend into his glor-" he's cut off as Daboll punches him in the face and resigns on the spot. 29. Cleveland Browns Myles Garrett went on a mini press tour during Super Bowl week talking about wanting to play for a championship contender. Then the Browns offered him $40 million per year, and he decided that maybe the Browns are a championship contender - what a waste of time. At least it looks like we're done talking about Deshaun Watson. 28. Indianapolis Colts The Colts are bad, but at least they're entertaining. They are the Sharknado of the NFL. Few things are as silly as watching your favorite team on a Sunday afternoon and catching a glance at the ticker to see Anthony Richardson is 11-of-37 for 302 yards - what a hilarious football player... who might be replaced by Daniel Jones AND just like that, they're boring again. 27. New York Jets I mean - it could work. The same way Sydney Sweeney could choose me to be her arm candy at the next red carpet event. Aaron Glenn feels like a good hire at head coach. The defense is still filled with talent. How good will Justin Fields play? This just feels like the same questions we've had about the Jets for years with a new cast of characters. If Robert Saleh and Aaron Rodgers was the Jets' Degrassi, Glenn and Fields are Degrassi: The Next Generation. 26. Jacksonville Jaguars Alright, jokes aside, why do so many AFC South personnel look like Love Is Blind castmates? Brian Callahan looks like Dave, and Jaguars general manager James Gladstone looks way too much like Mason for me not to make note of it. Love may be blind, but Gladstone better not be when it comes to roster building or Jacksonville is going to remain in the same spot they're currently in. 25. Carolina Panthers I don't know what Bryce Young found on the bench when Andy Dalton replaced him, but he came back in and played very well. If not for a dropped touchdown, they would have beaten the eventual Super Bowl champion Eagles, and they put up 27 or more points in three of their final seven games. Now they just need to find about eight new defensive starters. Playing the Saints twice will help. 24. Arizona Cardinals We live in a void where every year, the Cardinals win six games and we say "Kyler Murray will have a breakout season this year." And then the cycle repeats. 23. Seattle Seahawks Getting rid of Geno Smith to rebuild and start anew is a fine idea. Getting rid of Geno Smith to bring in Sam Darnold on a three-year deal? That I don't understand. Trading away DK Metcalf and replacing him with an oft-injured 32-year-old slot receiver? Also don't get. Nothing the Seahawks have done this offseason makes sense, so color me a skeptic. 22. Dallas Cowboys I just remembered Brian Schottenheimer is their head coach. Meanwhile, the ghost of Jerry Jones seems not to know who Micah Parsons' agent is, so that's less than ideal. 21. Miami Dolphins Don't worry, Dolphins fans. I'm sure Mike McDaniel will give a totally tubular press conference answer as he talks like Michaelangelo from the Ninja Turtles en route to losing to the Bills twice and getting blown out in the Wild Card round if they make it that far. 20. Atlanta Falcons Michael Penix showed a lot of promise in the final weeks of the 2024 season, but there will be growing pains. Plus, they still don't have a pass rush for what feels like the 15th consecutive season. Playing the Saints twice will help. 19. Pittsburgh Steelers Aaron Rodgers will sign sooner or later. Regardless, anyone on the USA Today SMG staff could play quarterback and they'd still win nine games. That doesn't make them good, though - it makes them painfully mediocre. In all honesty, they should have moved on from Mike Tomlin and made a run at Ben Johnson. 18. Las Vegas Raiders Tom Brady is stepping in with his quail egg ice cream or whatever he eats to get stuff done. Paying Maxx Crosby the GDP of the state of Nevada? Well done. A trade for Geno Smith? Ooo, how naughty. Capped off by the hiring of Pete Carroll as head coach, the Raiders will, at minimum, be competitive and crack a Wild Card spot at most. 17. New England Patriots Yeah, I'm a believer in the Patriots. They've brought in several high-end defenders via free agency and signed Stefon Diggs to give Drake Maye at least one proven receiver. And while they still need a few more pieces, they're gearing up to play like they're in a Toby Keith song putting boots to butts, it's the American way. 16. Chicago Bears Ben Johnson has spent all offseason collecting new offensive linemen like they're Pokémon. Keeping Caleb Williams upright and giving him a good run game is the clear plan in mind, and the Bears have the defensive talent to hold up their end of the bargain on the other side of the ball, as well. 15. Tampa Bay Buccaneers I worry about Tampa Bay having a third different offensive coordinator in three years, but Josh Grizzard being on the staff last year takes away some of those worries. As does Baker Mayfield, who is coming off a 4,500-yard, 41-touchdown season. I do have questions about their pass rush - hello Haason Reddick. Playing the Saints twice will help. 14. San Francisco 49ers They may as well re-name the team the San Francisco Christian McCaffreys because they stink when he isn't in the lineup, and they've gotten rid of just about every other good player from the last half-decade. Plus, they're about to pay Brock Purdy money he's not worth. They'll be better than the 6-11 record they posted in 2024, but the elite era of the 49ers is over for the time being. 13. Denver Broncos I love the defense. Nik Bonitto and Zach Allen deserve much more credit than they get, and Patrick Surtain just won the Defensive Player of the Year. And yes, I lost a bet to Broncos fans and Peter Schrager, which resulted in me needing to get a tattoo (cheers on the new gig, by the way, Peter). That bet stemmed from me saying they wouldn't make the postseason, followed by clowning the selection of Bo Nix. And while Denver proved me wrong, I'm still not sold on them being a powerhouse. That said, they'll be competitive and back in the Wild Card picture. 12. Los Angeles Chargers I'm a big Justin Herbert defender, but even I have to knock him down a peg after that playoff performance against the Texans. However, it doesn't help that instead of giving him real receivers, Jim Harbaugh and Greg Roman trot out the 1954 Boston Celtics for Herbert to throw to while getting almost sexual levels of excitement from four-yard duo runs. 11. Houston Texans It genuinely feels like a rib that the Texans are pulling on C.J. Stroud with how bad they are making his offensive line. Stroud was the second-most sacked quarterback in football, and the Texans responded to that by trading his five-time Pro Bowl left tackle. I imagine Stroud did the Donald Glover holding pizza GIF walking into the facility to learn that Laremy Tunsil is no longer protecting him and seeing Blake Fisher slotted in at left tackle. Stroud's incredible, but he can't do it all on his own. By the way, they need at least two more receivers with Stefon Diggs leaving for New England and Tank Dell being injured. 10. Cincinnati Bengals Anything that can be said about the Chargers with receivers or the Texans with their offensive line can be said about the Bengals' defense. Good on them for locking down Ja'Marr Chase and Tee Higgins to long-term deals, but if the defense doesn't get better, it won't matter. That said, no teams are lining up to have to play that offensive trio of Joe Burrow, Chase, and Higgins. 9. Minnesota Vikings I don't know how good J.J. McCarthy is going to be, but I know Kevin O'Connell is a top-five coach in the NFL. After what he was able to do with Sam Darnold, as long as McCarthy isn't Nate Peterman, the Vikings will be good. 8. Detroit Lions Roster-wise, the Lions are still very good. However, the obvious question is what will the offense look like without Ben Johnson? I still expect Detroit to be good, but they have a lot to prove. 7. Washington Commanders From the Lions to the team that beat them. Jayden Daniels and Co. rode a magic carpet all the way to the NFC Championship Game in 2024. Since then, they've added Laremy Tunsil and Deebo Samuel to their offense. This will be a very fun squad in 2025. 6. Green Bay Packers The Packers had a disappointing end to their season, losing a stinker to the Eagles in the Wild Card round. With Jordan Love back at 100 percent health, though, I fully expect the Packers to make a push for the NFC Championship Game. 5. Los Angeles Rams The Rams were mere plays away from heading to the NFC Championship Game, and likely the Super Bowl. Adding Davante Adams makes their offense that much more dangerous. Adding pieces to the defense in the draft needs to be the top priority. 4. Baltimore Ravens It's championship or bust for the Ravens. They can't keep coming up short in the postseason. Lamar Jackson is coming off arguably his best season, Derrick Henry is still playing great football, and they added DeAndre Hopkins to give themselves a nice receiving trio of Hopkins, Zay Flowers, and Rashod Bateman. Every year is a win-or-bust year for Baltimore. The longer they go without winning, the more fans will wonder if they ever will with this group. 3. Buffalo Bills The Bills are in a similar boat. While the Ravens' offense has largely come up short in the postseason, the Bills' defense constantly lets down the offense. They were the only team to allow the Chiefs to score 30 points last season, and it came in the AFC Championship Game, which left them with another heartbreaking loss to Kansas City in the playoffs. Much like Baltimore, every year without a championship is a wasted year. 2. Kansas City Chiefs Do they even deserve to be this high? Like, I'm going to put them at No. 2 because they've won three Super Bowls and always find themselves as one of the final four teams standing, but that Super Bowl left a sour taste in the mouth of Chiefs fans and highlighted a real problem with the offensive line. When you have Patrick Mahomes under center, though, that cleans up a lot of messes. 1. Philadelphia Eagles Sure, they've lost Josh Sweat and Milton Williams, but they still have a flood of talent on the defensive line and signed Azeez Ojulari and Josh Uche. Saquon Barkley and all of the top offensive pieces are all coming back, as well. The Eagles are in prime position to try and run it back in a wide open NFC.
