A morning roundup of what the local and national media have to say about the Washington Redskins on Wednesday, December 6, 2017.

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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-- NBC Sports Washington's Rich Tandler writes that the Redskins will need to stop Keenan Allen if they want to beat the Chargers. 

-- Tandler also writes about why Montae Nicholson's return will be important for the Redskins.

-- NBC Sports' J.P. Finlay writes that beyond Kirk Cousins, four big questions remain for the Redskins. 

-- Finaly also looks at the amount of salary cap on the Redskins' IR list that's significant.

-- ESPN's John Keim writes that the Redskins need fewer mistakes and more big plays from special teams.

-- Keim also writes that the Redskins plan to finish the season strong and not shut anyone down.

-- *The Washington Times' *Todd Dybas writes that the Redskins have less than a one percent chance to make the playoffs now. 

-- *The Washington Post's *Kimberly A. Martin writes that the Redskins don't plan to shut anyone down unless injury necessitates it. 

-- **The Post's *Master Tesfatsion opens up the mailbag and discusses reasons to be hopeful in 2018. 

-- *The Post's *Dan Steinberg writes about the impact that losing Sean Taylor had on Clinton Portis and Santana Moss.

Check Out What's On Redskins.com:

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-- 2017 Game Information: Redskins-Chargers

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