> First woman to officiate in playoffs

FOXBOROUGH, MASS.— Sarah Thomas became the first woman to work an NFL playoff game as an on-field official. Thomas was the down judge in the AFC divisional round game in New England. That was a first, according to the league’s Twitter account. Thomas was already the league’s first female fulltime official. Terri Valenti was the replay official in Saturday’s playoff game between the Chiefs and Colts, also a first.