INDIANAPOLIS — There are no do-overs in the NFL, but the weekly challenges can occasionally rhyme.

Such is the case Sunday as the Indianapolis Colts (3-3) prepare to host the Miami Dolphins (2-3) in a game with echoes of a Week 2 loss on the road against the Green Bay Packers.

Then as now, Indianapolis faced a back-up quarterback surrounded by dangerous skill position talent with an offensive mastermind pulling the strings as the head coach.

Green Bay’s Matt LaFleur produced a masterpiece in the Packers’ 16-10 victory Sept. 15, designing a game plan that paved the way for 261 rushing yards and never asked too much of quarterback Malik Willis.

Miami head coach Mike McDaniel had a full bye week to formulate a plan of attack for quarterback Tyler Huntley — making his third start of the season — and star wide receivers Tyreek Hill and Jaylen Waddle.

“(Huntley’s) a guy that can make plays, now,” Colts head coach Shane Steichen said. “He runs around. He can make plays with his feet. He can make plays scrambling, too. So to get that bye week under his belt I think will be beneficial for him.”

Huntley has completed 60.4% of his passes for 290 yards with no touchdowns and one interception and has rushed 11 times for 47 yards and one touchdown while splitting his previous two starts.

But the Dolphins haven’t been able to find much rhythm on offense this season, no matter who is under center. They’ve scored just 60 points total — with only five touchdowns — and rank 26th in the passing game and 18th in the run game.

That’s not for a lack of talent, however.

Hill and Waddle are two of the most dangerous wideouts in the league — when they are consistently getting the ball.

“They are two of the best in the league without a doubt,” Steichen said. “Big-time speed, I mean big-time speed. So we’ve got to do a great job this week of staying on top of those guys because they’re a big play waiting to happen.

“But they’ve got a bunch of skill guys. The running back (De’Von Achane) is a good player. He’s explosive. They do a lot of good things in the run game. I think Mike does a hell of a job scheming that stuff up.”

Indianapolis has plenty to prove on offense itself, with Anthony Richardson returning to the starting lineup after a two-week absence.

The fourth overall pick in the 2023 draft has missed 15 of 23 career games because of injuries, and he’s battled through some expected struggles in four starts this season.

Richardson has completed just 50.6% of his passes for 654 yards with three touchdowns and six interceptions, and he’s rushed 21 times for 141 yards and one score.

There were cries from some corners to keep veteran Joe Flacco in the starting lineup after he completed 65.7% of his throws for 716 yards with seven touchdowns and one interception in place of Richardson.

But the Colts have never wavered in their support of the 22-year-old, and it’s impossible to deny the explosive element he brings to the offense.

Despite his inconsistency, Richardson averages nearly 2 yards more per pass attempt (8.5-6.6) than the 39-year-old Flacco, and his 16.8-yard average per completion led the NFL before his absence made him no longer qualify with the number of pass attempts.

Richardson must prove he can play with greater efficiency and stay on the field.

The last time he was on the turf at Lucas Oil Stadium was very promising.

He led the Colts to a touchdown on the opening drive against a Pittsburgh Steelers defense that was then ranked No. 1 in the league, and he marched the team to Pittsburgh’s 29-yard line on the second possession before suffering an injury to his hip and oblique during a collision with Steelers safety Minkah Fitzpatrick.

Finding a way to carry over that momentum — and extend it over a full 60 minutes — has been critical this week.

“That week, I felt like I prepared pretty good,” Richardson said. “I told my teammates I was going to prepare hard for them. So that’s what I did. So I’m trying to make sure I’m doing that this week and making sure I’m on point so when the game time does come, I’m on point with everything.”