The Birmingham Fire??were charter members of the NFL-run in 1991. In their first season the Fire finished with a 5 and 5 record but qualified for the playoffs. They lost to the Barcelona Dragons in the semi-final. The following year they improved to 7 and 2 with a tie. They lost again in the semi-final game, this time to the . After the 1992, the team and league suspended operations. It was restarted as NFL Europe a few years later with no North American teams.