A roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins before today's Week 8 matchup with the Dallas Cowboys.

All reports, rumors and conjecture are a reflection of the media conversation and are not endorsed or confirmed by the Washington Redskins.

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-- Hundreds of Redskins fans on Sunday evening rallied in Cowboys country.

-- Redskins.com's Andrew Walker with "Redskins-Cowboys: 4 Keys To The Game" presented by Papa John's. 

-- Jason Hatcher said he is "locked in" as he makes his return to Dallas. 

-- Inside linebacker Keenan Robinson was named NFC Defensive Player of the Week after recording a career-high 14 tackles against the Tennessee Titans. 

-- Quarterback Colt McCoy is likely to start against the Dallas Cowboys. 

-- A roundup of what offensive coordinator Sean McVay and defensive coordinator Jim Haslett had to say this week. 

-- After spending the first half of the season as the team's swing tackle, filling in for the starters whenever need, tackle Tom Compton is going to be getting his first-career NFL start Monday.

-- Signed by the Redskins earlier this week, linebacker Everette Brown remained active in the gym as he waited for the call from an NFL team. 

-- Speaking of linebacker, rookie Trent Murphy said he is ready to "ball out" against the Cowboys. 

-- This week's "FedEx ONE To Watch" focuses on the Redskins trying to stop league-leading rusher Demarco Murray. 

-- Speaking of stopping Murray, here's more on the Redskins' thoughts about stopping him. 

-- Also a large factor on their offense, of course, is quarterback Tony Romo.

-- Tight end Logan Paulsen and others talked about the similarities of the Washington defense and Dallas'.  

-- Back when he was in fifth grade, McCoy met Redskins legend and Pro Football Hall of Famer Sammy Baugh. 

-- Linebacker Brian Orakpo had one last message before undergoing surgery Wednesday morning -- Beat Dallas.

-- Rookie offensive lineman Morgan Moses has been balancing Dallas week preparations with the birth of his son. 

-- The Redskins Blog remembers Darryl Grant's touchdown and Sean Taylor's blocked field goal return that setup a game-winning field goal. 

-- Taking a look at the Redskins-Cowboys rivalry over the years. 

-- Check out this incredible fan art piece of Taylor.  

-- Kicker Kai Forbath received a custom No. 2 jersey from the Washington Wizards. 

-- Former Redskins wide receiver Virgil Seay has remained in the game of football, coaching George Mason University's club football team. 

-- Linebacker Ryan Kerrigan said he needs to step up his play as the Redskins' linebacker rotation changes. 

-- CSN Washington's Rich Tandler on the possibility that running back Alfred Morris has a big game tonight along with some other notes. 

-- ESPN's John Keim on what he saw from the Cowboys after watching them on film and wrote this piece with some comparrisons between the two NFC East foes. 

-- *The Washington Times *on Jason Hatcher's journey from a young college tight end to a Pro Bowl defensive end. 

-- The Washington Post's Mike Jones on what head coach Jay Gruden is doing to remind his players about the Redskins-Cowboys rivalry. 

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