NEW YORK -- Pre-Olympics media reports about the Zika virus, polluted water and political unrest in Brazil raised awareness about the Rio de Janeiro Games and thus helped NBCs advertising sales, network executives said Thursday. Bryn Forbes Jersey .The numbers reflect that, NBC Sports advertising head Seth Winters said. Advertisers are exceptionally bullish on these games.He said NBC had already sold $1.2 billion in national advertising time, at a pace about 20 percent above the 2012 London Games, and is holding back inventory for additional sales. The network hit its internal target weeks in advance, and often that doesnt happen until after the games start, if the target is reached, he said.NBC Universal Chief Executive Officer Stephen Burke has already predicted that he expects Rio to be the most profitable Olympics in history. NBC, which paid $1.2 billion for the broadcasting rights to Rio, made money from London, too.The London Games were a huge success for NBC, which averaged 31.1 million viewers across two weeks of prime-time coverage. In todays fragmented television world, nothing can come close to gathering such a large, diverse audience for that length of time.NBC Universal spreads its Olympic coverage across 11 television networks and is streaming all of the competition online. But roughly three-quarters of its ad sales come for the prime-time telecast on the broadcast network.We are hitting on all cylinders, Winter said.NBC will begin its prime-time coverage with an hour-long preview Thursday night, and will televise the opening ceremony on Friday.Winter said viewers will see some political advertising during the Olympics, but he wouldnt specify which campaigns have bought time. Jakob Poeltl Jersey . Listen to the game live on TSN Radio 1050 at 7pm et. 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The 49ers are trying to snap a five-game losing streak and will likely be without Carlos Hyde, who suffered a shoulder injury last week in Buffalo.Davis, 23, is down roughly 12 pounds from his listed playing weight of 217. He said he hasnt been this light since high school and that his body fat as a rookie hampered his ability to make defenders miss, leading to his historically low numbers.Now Davis has a new diet, which excludes his favorite Flamin Hot Cheetos, that has his agility up, catching Kellys eye in the preseason. Davis led 49ers running backs by averaging 8.1 yards per carry in four exhibition games. His work in recent practices helped him jump ahead of veteran journeyman Shaun Draughn on the depth chart.(The diet) was a game-changer for me, Davis said. . . . So I eat right with strawberries, granola, that type of thing.Hyde is the NFLs 11th-leading rusher with 429 yards and is tied for second with six rushing touchdowns through six games. The 49ers enter the week with the leagues fifth-ranked rushing offense averaging 123 yards.Kelly has dialed up running plays on 50 percent of the snaps, the second-highest rate in the league, meaning Davis could be in for a big dayy against the Buccaneers (2-3). Steve Smith Jersey. an Franciscos offense could use all the help it can get on the ground. Colin Kaepernick will be making his second start of the season after struggling in the blowout loss to Buffalo, completing just five of 18 passes in the second half of the 45-16 defeat.Davis could be an integral part of the offense if his preseason production translates.The changes Davis made after struggling during his first season have been noticed by his teammates.I think theres a big difference from this year and last year, receiver Torrey Smith said. Hes grown a lot, hes matured a lot and hes playing the way that they expect him to play.Davis opportunities have been limited with Hyde in the lineup. He has just 10 carries for 18 yards on the season, while Hyde received 109 attempts. Davis received a modest total of five carries -- a season high -- against the Bills, which he hopes to build off of on Sunday.The opportunity to make his first start has kept Davis in check when it comes to his new diet, which he hasnt deviated from, whether it be Cheetos or cheat days.I got where Im at because I stick to it, said Davis. I dont want to veer off and end up where I was. Im where I want to be and Im happy about it.Game notes CB Rashard Robinson returned to practice Thursday after leaving the game Sunday with a concussion. ... WR Torrey Smith and QB Blaine Gabbert showed up on the injury report Tuesday with back injuries. Both were limited.---Online:AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP-NFL ' ' '