Every week, there are dozens of plays that are mind-numbingly difficult for the human eye to decipher.

This week’s SEC games were no exception. The Alabama-LSU and Texas A&M-Auburn games especially were laced with crucial calls.

NO BAILOUT CALL FOR LSU

Alabama cornerback Cyrus Jones and LSU receiver Malachi Dupre engaged in hand-fighting as Anthony Jennings’ fourth-down heave in overtime sailed toward them in the end zone.

Jones dodged two bullets on the play, as the officials declined to call pass interference. Jones, apparently reading Dupre, mistimed his jump as well, launching too early and landing about when the ball arrived. Lucky for Alabama, it plucked him in the helmet.

I think this was a good no-call, as both players initiated contact with one of their arms. But decide for yourself.

THE INEXPLICABLE FUMBLE RECOVERY

Auburn appeared poised to score the go-ahead touchdown with less than three minutes left against Texas A&M, but an indecisive Nick Marshall tried to retrieve the ball at the mesh point after Cameron Artis-Payne thought the quarterback had relinquished possession.

Artis-Payne jumped on the ensuing fumble, but Julien Obioha emerged from the pile with the ball and the officials awarded possession to the Aggies.

Considering the video seems to show Artis-Payne possessing the ball on the ground, it still seems odd that Auburn didn’t get the ball.

OFFICIALS LENIENT WITH GATORS LB

Vanderbilt offensive lineman Spencer Pulley played through the whistle on a run midway through the first quarter, blocking Florida linebacker Antonio Morrison in a tangle of bodies.

Morrison seemed none too pleased, flailing his body and appearing to take a swing at Pulley, perhaps with an open hand.

The officials assessed a personal four against Morrison, but let him remain in the game. We see this sort of reaction often, especially in big SEC games, but the intensity of Morrison’s reaction was over the line and he’s lucky the officials didn’t see fit to eject him.

LENIENT OFFICIALS, PART II

Texas A&M safety Howard Matthews collided with Auburn receiver Melvin Ray on a second-quarter completion that the officiating crew initially ruled targeting.

Matthews appeared to lead with his shoulder, but at least one camera angle makes it seem like his helmet made contact with Ray’s. The officials waived off the targeting call upon review and allowed Matthews to stay in the game.

EXTRAS

There were a handful of other too-close-for-comfort calls, including a few potential pass interference infractions with a high degree of difficulty and no right answer.

Late in the fourth quarter of the Alabama-LSU game, an official assessed a personal foul on Tigers offensive lineman Vadal Alexander that turned the go-ahead field goal drive from the equivalent of an extra point into nearly a 40-yard kick. (LSU made the field goal, then proceeded to fall apart.) While Alexander did shove the Alabama player, you’ll often see officials let those kinds of calls go. There were numerous other instances where the officials could’ve penalized both teams for extra shoving and barking after the whistle.

Auburn receiver Ricardo Louis also caught a 39-yard pass in the fourth quarter, scooping the ball off the ground. Upon review, the officials upheld the call. The ball came close to jostling upon contact, but Louis’ hands stayed under the ball. It was a close play that the officials got right at live speed.