Dolphins receiver Kenny Stills made a point Sunday: If he can play, he will

He only had one catch on a Sunday afternoon when the Miami Dolphins offense was mostly unproductive.

But Kenny Stills’ presence alone in the Dolphins’ 13-6 win over the New York Jets showed one thing: If there’s any chance that he’s going to play, no matter how small, expect Stills to be on the field.

“I’ve only missed two games in six years,” Stills said.

Stills sat out the Dolphins’ 42-23 loss to the Houston Texans last week while tending to a groin injury he suffered late against the Detroit Lions the week before.

The only other time Stills missed a game in his NFL career? Sept. 7, 2014. That’s 70 consecutive games that Stills played in some way, shape or form before last week.

“When I want to play,” Stills said, “I have a good idea of where my body is at. “Coach (Adam Gase) and I were on the same page about it. I worked out this morning before the game and I was good to go and he trusts me to make that decision so we went on with it.”

That’s a mindset the Dolphins need, considering the rash of injuries that has plagued the team this year. Eight players are on injured reserve, including receiver Albert Wilson. Three more — quarterback Ryan Tannehill, tight end A.J. Derby and defensive end Charles Harris — have not played in a month. Another three — tackles Ja’Wuan James and Laremy Tunsil as well as cornerback Bobby McCain — left the game in the second half Sunday. And that doesn’t include the mystery surrounding safety Reshad Jones pulling himself out of Sunday’s game.

So there Stills was, warming up before the game after practicing just once over the last two weeks. After a quick runthrough, he was ready to go.

“I don’t know if I was 100 percent,” Stills said. “but I wanted to be out there and help the team in any way that I could.”

His lone contribution in the game: A 19-yard catch in the third quarter on third-and-1. It was just the Dolphins’ second of three third-down conversions on Sunday. On the season, Stills has 17 catches for 300 yards and four touchdowns.

The offense struggled as a whole, recording 168 yards and averaging just 3.1 yards per play while putting up just six points (linebacker Jerome Baker’s pick six was the only touchdown of the game).

“We had some good drives going and hurt ourselves with penalties,” Stills said. “That’s been the name of the game for us this season: Hurting ourselves, kicking ourselves in the foot.”

So how do they fix it?

“We just come back every week, strap the helmet up and go out there and play,” Stills said. “We won this week and we get another opportunity next week. We just take it one week at a time and try to figure out ways to win games.”