The
Providence Steam Roller (also referred to as the
Providence Steam Rollers, the
Providence Steamroller and the
Providence Steamrollers) was a professional
American football team based in
Providence, Rhode Island in the
National Football League from 1925 to 1931. Providence was the first
New England team to win an
NFL championship. The Steam Roller won the league's championship in 1928. They are the last team to win a championship and no longer be in the league. Most of their home games were played in a 10,000-seat stadium that was built for bicycle races called the
Cycledrome.