Welcome to the End Around, a weekly look back at the world of the National Football League. serves as your guide.It was a good week for ...1. : The have, at long last, if their former first-round pick can actually play. I feel like we're going to get a really solid Drake single out of this either way.2. : You have every reason not to like the guy, but has anyone noticed that AP is in vintage form right now? He's ahead of his pace from his 2,000-yard MVP season, and it feels kind of under the radar.3. : If only he could play the every week.It was a bad week for ...1. : The Baddest Quarterback On The Planet has been downright mortal for a month. Perhaps we should be more suspicious of that popped up on the ' injury report.2. Thursday Night Football: Wouldn't it have been great if the and shocked us all in their annual TNF affair and played a taut, crisp, back-and-forth game that ended 31-28 or something? We can dream.3. : It can't po sibly end like this, can it?Full WattageMonday night's interview with ESPN's Lisa Salters perfectly summed up the experience. He's a dominant, once-in-a-generation player who is a mortal lock for Canton before his 27th birthday. He's among the most visible players in the NFL, and yet, have we ever witne sed a truly authentic moment from him?The Red Ryder BB gun line -- while certainly memorable -- doesn't count as one. You can imagine him reciting the line over and over again in his hotel room mirror in downtown Cincinnati on Sunday night, stre sing the words in different places to achieve the maximum desired effect.The only genuine Watt moment on record might be the end-of-show clip from the season premiere of Hard Knocks this summer. Watt is with family at his in rural Wisconsin. He's talking trash, burying all competition (even his mother) without breaking a sweat. He seems like a fun guy to hang out with. I'd like to see more of that dude.Carson gets friskyMuch cyber ink was wasted this week on hot takes () comparing the celebrations of to celebratory gestures by quarterbacks and in the waning moments of Sunday night's big win in Seattle. got his white guy fist-pump and leg-kick thing going -- -- while Palmer engaged in a pelvic thrust that most a sumed was directed at fans at CenturyLink Field.Palmer has since clarified that said pelvic thrust was actually directed at three male friends in the stands."I had my buddies in the sideline, right four or five rows up," . "I saw them pretty excited and (that) got me excited to see them excited."Don't pretend the sight of your pumped-up buddies has never caused you to pump pelvis. Ladies, we know you're not innocent, either.One last nugget here: Palmer identified his three friends as Pup, Phil and Sugar Cane. It's like his own personal Entourage. "Carson's gonna do the movie!" (Cue , painful cameo). The Browns-Steelers "rivalry" needs helpOur old buddy, , offered up some comparisons to the - rivalry during Sunday's lopsided Cleveland lo s. The hold a 28-6 edge in the series since the returned to the NFL in 1999. Mike Polk Jr. (@mikepolkjr) Mike Polk Jr. (@mikepolkjr) Harry Giles III Jersey This one is a deep cut. Mike Polk Jr. (@mikepolkjr) Mike Polk Jr. (@mikepolkjr) Mike Polk Jr. (@mikepolkjr) Almost impo sibly, this is the second time the shamele s ET-ripoff Mac And Me has found its way into this column in 2015. Aw hell, let's run it back again. (h/t Paul Rudd, Conan):You still like that?Does NFL Films still produce those end-of-season videos for each team? Those were great, because NFL Films would do yeoman's work to spin every season as a majestic glory-fest, even when the team stunk. I definitely have a video for the 1990 that's titled Ready For Take-Off or something. It took more than a 4-12 season for Films producers to skew negative.Anyway, if they still make those video, the retrospective for the 2015 season will definitely be titled You Like That!: The Story Of The 6-10 .Life for Patriots fansHere we are on Throne Of Ease Jet Blue Airlines, where a plane packed with Pats fans watch as 's last-second field goal against the pushes New England to 9-0.Aren't you just so happy for them? I'm surprised there aren't young cherubs feeding the pa sengers grapes and fine wine while a kindly old Southie man strums a harp and sings old Irish folk tunes in the front of the cabin. Signed, A Bitter AFC East FanAnd the award for Best Humblebrag Of The NFL Season goes to ... general manager Jason Licht, who explained to his family tradition of a fully-clothed jump into his swimming pool with his children after Bucs home wins."It surprisingly hasn't ruined the suits," Licht said. "But I gladly would sacrifice and pay $1,000 for each one for a win. At the time, I don't care. And I cro s my fingers each time that I turn a suit into the dry cleaners and go, 'Oh, man, I like that suit, too.' But they come back, and so far, they've been good, too."Really shoehorned that $1,000 price tag in there, didn't ya, JL? I like that the NFL has its own version of GOB from Arrested Development.Dance QB2, DanceOther instances where this is an acceptable reaction: You're Phil Collins, it's 1985, and the latest Genesis album just went to No. 1. You got a ticket for running a stop sign and the cop doesn't show up to your hearing. Your astronaut best friend arrives safely back in the Earth's orbit after a technical glitch placed him in mortal danger. You're a huge fan who just learned Clipboard Jesus was claimed on waivers. You wake up after a night of heavy drinking and realize you got a free pa s from the Hangover Gods.The Fugitive pops up while you're channel surfing and Richard Kimble is just about to escape from the jail bus.Vine Of The WeekWith all due respect to Katy Perry, Bruno Mars, the Black-Eyed Peas etc. (OK, not really the Black-Eyed Peas), can we all just get over our own insecurties and need to be perceived as "cool" and accept that the best halftime show will always be monkeys riding on dogs?I want you to tell me one time you didn't see this in person, or watch on television or the internet and not think to yourself, "I like this and would like to see more of it."Once we get over the emotional baggage and give in to our base impulses, try to imagine a halftime show in which you were able to collect all of the best monkeys and all of the greatest dogs and team them with the top monkeys-riding-dogs trainers in the game. Give them a couple years to perfect the performance and then drop it on us during 52 in Minnesota.It would change ... everything.Antonio Brown has put the NFL on notice ...Today's win has us all... Pittsburgh Steelers (@steelers) This is the touchdown celebration to beat in 2015.Quote of the Week"I am disappointed in him for the integrity of this game. I have a lot of respect for him. He's a really good player. And so there's a lot of kids and a lot of people that look up to him. And for him to make comments like that, it just shows that it's acceptable to do that kind of stuff and say that kind of stuff. So I mean, it's disappointing for one of the best players in this league to come out and say something like that."-- , getting a little after learning of Watt's Red Ryder dig. To his credit, Dalton later walked his comments back .Hero of the Week: Tom Brady Embracing His Full Tom Brady-ne sSure, Brady was overly sensitive when talking (or not talking) , but give the man props for a fearle s pictorial that shows him pulling off a suit jacket and sweatpants combo. Whoa.Alex Rodriguez does a and he's haunted forever as a real-life Zoolander. does a ponderous men's magazine shoot and everyone is totally cool with it. There's magic in that ability.Until next time ... Pau Gasol Jersey