The remaining half hour passed without much to hold onto.
Rotherham pushed forward in spells, hopeful balls sent into the box more out of persistence than belief, while Wigan stayed compact, happy to slow the game and see it out.
The ball moved side to side, whistles followed late challenges, and the crowd reacted more out of habit than real expectation.
The game had already settled into a lull, and the expectation of the crowd had gone down with it.
When the game ended, the sound was almost anticlimactic.
"Full time here," the commentator said, voice calm.
"It finishes goalless."
He continued as players began to exchange handshakes across the pitch.
"Wigan might feel they've left something on the table. A win today would have taken them level on points with the side sitting seventh, even if that team still has a game in hand. Instead, it's a draw, but not one that either side will be too disappointed with."
