Sunderland boss David Moyes was delighted with victory at Hull City.
Second-half goals from Billy Jones and Jermain Defoe ended Sunderland's 91-day wait for a win.
Moyes said: "The players showed a great deal of pride in the performance as a team and individuals.
"We defended well when we needed too, Jordan [Pickford] made a couple of outstanding saves, we probably had another two or three chances when Jermain was through second half and on another day, he might have scored.
"Overall, it was a good, strong, meaty performance from the players."