Mason Tipton finally took his explosive skill from training camp practices to the game field

INGLEWOOD, Calif. — Mason Tipton checked an important box in the New Orleans Saints preseason opener against the Los Angeles Chargers: After a couple of years of showing he could do it in a practice setting, he can now say he’s done it in a game.

Tipton torched the Chargers defense for a 54-yard touchdown in the third quarter of Sunday’s 27-13 loss. The play was reminiscent of something Tipton has routinely done in a Saints training camp practice, setting up a defender with a double move before blazing past him into the open.

“I'm just glad to get one in the books, you know?” Tipton said. “Last year for me lacked the big play, you know what I mean? So I'm just glad that a year later I could finally get one in the paint and knock it off the list.”

Tipton made the Saints’ 53-man roster