What kind of music do you think would be playing in an NFL locker room after a blowout win on national television?

If I gave you 10 guesses – or 20 – you probably wouldn't guess right.

"My music selection is pretty aggressive with the softness," Newton said when asked why he was blaring Adele from a large speaker near his locker.

"Just for us going through the rigors of having all that testosterone built up, it's OK to throw in 'Irreplaceable' by Beyoncé and 'Someone Like You' by Adele," he continued. "That's all I'm trying to do, tone it down a second so we can clear our minds and put a heavenly voice in our hearts and minds."

If that sounds deep, it's pretty much par for the course for Newton after a night like Monday. He admittedly gets too low when things are bad, but when things are good – say, during a three-game win streak – he can open up, flash a million-dollar smile and turn on his unique charisma.

Like how he responded when asked about getting caught from behind on his 69-yard rush in the third quarter.

"It's extremely embarrassing, but I'm going to say this, one of my best friends, Deshaun Lawrence, jinxed and has been jinxing me for years," Newton explained. "He said that I don't have in my repertoire of my skillset to break a 50-yard plus touchdown. All I kept thinking while I was running, I was hoping that one of the Dolphins players, preferably the DB who tackled me, would slip up, trip or something.

"The first thing I did when I got back to my locker is see a text message from Deshaun that said, 'I told you so.' There weren't enough explicit emojis in my options to send him because he was right. … I got a lot of ridicule after that. I heard a couple guys come over and say, '(Derek Anderson) could've scored on that one.'"

And what was with Newton's shimmy-on-the-turf celebration after getting tackled?

"When you don't have any gas left and your check engine light is on and it's blinking to get gas in the next stop or so," he said, "you just have to celebrate when you can celebrate, brother.

"I was just hoping that Coach wouldn't come back with another run play for me."