Sarah Thomas makes history by becoming first woman on-field official in NFL playoff game
Thomas has a history of making history when it comes to officiating football.
When the Patriots and the Chargers took the field for Sunday’s AFC divisional playoff game, Sarah Thomas made history.
Thomas worked the game as a down judge -- the first woman to serve as an on-field official for an NFL playoff game.
Thomas, who was part of a crew led by referee Ron Torbert, is in her fourth season working games for the NFL according to CNN.
Thomas has a history of making history: in 2007, she became the first woman to work a major college football game when she was on the sideline for a Memphis-Jacksonville State game that September. And in 2015, she was the first woman hired as a full-time official by the NFL.
According to the Associated Press, Thomas wasn’t the only one to make waves during this playoff weekend -- Terri Valenti worked Saturday’s Chiefs-Colts game as the replay official, which was also a first for the NFL.