You have to look at the other teams' schedules and history as well, especially when talking about playing the team with the same division finish from the other 2 divisions. Because those 2 teams on the schedule cannot be predicted any further out than one season, the scheduling/history of the other team may play a role in such scenarios.

 

That's just a wild guess, without actually taking the time currently to look at Oakland, Arizona, San Diego scheduling history.

 

Now, as for why we would play Arizona at home in consecutive games 4 years apart, with no game played inbetween as a result of the same-finish-in-the-division schedule rule, I have no clue. And that goes not for Arizona specifically but for for any team that such may be the case with.

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