Sarah Thomas Is 1st Woman NFL Official Assigned To Playoff Game

Sarah Thomas is set to make more NFL history this weekend when she will become the first woman to officiate a postseason game, Cameron Filipe of Football Zebras reports.

Thomas, in her fourth season as an NFL official, will work the Divisional game featuring the Los Angeles Chargers and New England Patriots.

NFL official Sarah Thomas will make history again this weekend as the first woman assigned to be part of the crew working Sunday’s playoff game. pic.twitter.com/5iy8w6Y4f7

— TODAY (@TODAYshow) January 8, 2019

Replay official Terri Valenti will work the Colts-Chiefs game in her first playoff assignment, also making history.

Also, Thomas has proven in the past she can take a lick and keep on ticking.

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​​Thomas has spent the last two seasons acting as a down judge after starting out as a line judge.