The Montreal Machine was the sole Canadian team in the World League of American Football, a springtime developmental professional league set up by the National Football League that played in 1991 and 1992. There were also three European teams and six U.S.-based teams. Like all WLAF teams, the Machine played by American football, 11 per side on a 100-yard field, rather than Canadian football rules. The Machine's average game attendance dropped from 31,888 in their first year of play, to 25,254 in their second (and final) year. Punter Chris Mohr was among the Machine's most notable players.