When Brett Ferres crashed over to score the Giants' only try of the night even the Cowbell Army knew the game was up.
The 32-8 defeat means the Giants season is over and building for the next campaign is on the agenda.
Here's five things we learned from last night's game.
1) The Giants are still the Super League side that suffer the ‘big freeze’ when the stakes are at their highest
They did it again last night in the 32-8 defeat at Wigan.
They also did it in last season’s play-offs against the same opponents in being hammered 57-4 and then backed it up with a demoralising 18-16 home defeat to Catalans Dragons.
The Giants lost 22-8 at home to Wigan in 2013 after they had claimed the Super League Leaders Shield the week before.
2)They can be outmuscled too easily when the opposition start to gain the upper hand
The Giants have a lot of strength up front and it’s often the key to their success.
They’re big, they’re strong and they can be intimidating.
But against Wigan last night – and in several other of the bigger games – this physical presence deserts them, and it’s their opponents who boss the midfield battle.
3) When the tide turns against them in the big games, Huddersfield don’t appear to have the strength of character to turn it back around
From the moment Ben Flower powered over for Wigan’s opening try in the fifth minute, the Giants’ confidence took a major hit and they seemed unable to get it back until it was too late.
They do need to be mentally stronger as a group.
4) When Danny Brough isn’t allowed to play on the front foot, the Giants struggle
This is clearly down to the fact the forwards have been unable to win the key battle down the middle – as mentioned earlier – and Brough isn’t given the necessary time and space to work his magic.
When this is the case, Huddersfield are always fighting a losing battle, and it’s a problem that seems to present itself the bigger the occasion tends to be.
5) If every Giants player isn’t competing to their full potential, they can find the going tough
Although Danny Brough is so important to what the Giants do, Huddersfield are at their most effective when they play as a team, with everyone making a valuable contribution.
If just one or two are slightly off their game, or are unable to get involved as much as required, the Giants battle plan can fall apart. Last night against Wigan was a classic example.
