MINNEAPOLIS -- Minnesota Vikings wide receiver Jerome Simpson was released from jail Saturday on $12,000 bond, about seven hours after he was arrested overnight on suspicion of driving while intoxicated. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a trooper responded to a report of a stalled vehicle in the lane on Interstate Highway 394 heading west out of downtown Minneapolis. As Simpson got out of a red Dodge Charger, the trooper observed him with watery eyes and slightly slurred speech. Simpson said he was at the Pour House, a popular bar nearby, but denied that hed been drinking. After Simpson took field sobriety tests, according to the State Patrol report, he was arrested at 4:03 a.m. local time. Simpson was booked about an hour and a half later at the Hennepin County jail, where he refused to take a breath test. According to the countys online record, Simpson was released at 12:52 p.m. The Vikings beat Washington on Thursday, so players have the weekend off. The Vikings issued a statement acknowledging their awareness of the situation. "We are continuing to gather information and will have further comment at the appropriate time," the statement said. Simpson is on his second one-year contract with the team after playing his first three NFL seasons in Cincinnati. There, he spent 15 days in jail for a felony drug conviction tied to a 2 1/2-pound marijuana shipment to his home in Kentucky, where authorities said they found another pound of the drug inside the house in September 2011. His sentence included three years of probation. The NFL suspended him for three games last year for violating the leagues substance abuse policy. League spokesman Randall Liu said Saturday that Simpsons case will be reviewed. Simpson leads the Vikings with 491 yards receiving this season, but the 27-year-old has yet to score a touchdown in 21 regular-season games with the team. 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Hes been on the scoresheet, but I had a good chat with him and he didnt feel being here was right.Grigg also sat out Saturdays 4-0 win over minnows San Marino in Belfast when Kyle Lafferty came off the bench to score two late goals. Highlights of Northern Irelands 4-0 win over San Marino from World Cup Qualifying Group C. Germany beat the Northern Irish 1-0 in their Euro 2016 group match in June and coach Joachim Low expects another hard-fought match, which you can see live on Sky Sports 1.The team is passionate, the players have a big heart, said Low. A large part of their Euro 2016 squad will also be in Hanover, so we know what to expect.Germany are top of the World Cup qualifying Group C while Northern Ireland are third after two matches.Team newsIn Griggs absence, Lafferty of Norwich City, Conor Washington of Queens Park Rangers and Leeds Uniteds Stuart Dallas will be vying to start up front.For Germany, Manchester City midfielder Ilkay Gundogan is expected to start having made his first international appearance for nearly a year, following injury, against Czech Republic.Jerome Boateng and Jonas Hector, plus Julian Draxler, are fit despite picking up knocks in Saturdays 3-0 win over the Czech Republic in Hamburg. Michael O’Neill says there is still plenty for Northern Ireland can improve upon despite beating San Marino 4-0 in Group C.dddddddddddd Opta statsGermany have won nine of their previous 15 matches against Northern Ireland (D2 L4).Northern Irelands last win against Germany came back in November 1983 (1-0) courtesy of a goal from Norman Whiteside.That win in November 1983 is Northern Irelands only win in Germany (D2 L3).The Green and White Army have scored just eight goals in their last 13 matches against Germany and never more than once in a game in this run. Kyle Lafferty of Northern Ireland celebrates Northern Ireland are unbeaten in their last five away matches (excl. neutral), although four have been draws (W1).Northern Ireland have conceded just three goals in their last nine internationals, including two successive clean sheets in this World Cup qualifying campaign.Lafferty has scored nine times in his last 11 qualifiers for Northern Ireland.Charlie Nicholas predictionWell I know they did well there last time they met theres less pressure on the Germans this time, with six points on the board following 3-0 wins over their supposed main rivals to win the group, Czech Republic and Norway. I love watching different games on Match Choice because I dont always follow the Home Nations and there are games I wanted to see, such as how Spains new system worked at Albania and how Germany are evolving.The bad news is they dont really need to change much, with Mesut Ozil, Thomas Muller and Toni Kroos going boom, boom, boom. Theyre strong, theyre quick, theyre powerful.Northern Ireland are well-drilled but I just see how they can get through this one unscathed with so many threats to be wary of. Jonas Hector and Joshua Kimmich are virtually left and right wingers. They hardly ever defend and they are hitting the byline for fun.Charlie predicts: 2-0 and Muller to score first (9/1 with Sky Bet)BettingNorthern Ireland are 20/1 with Sky Bet to cause a huge upset while Germany will be popular with accumulator punters with odds of 1/8 available. You can get 4/9 for the hosts to be winning at half-time and full-time. Thomas Muller celebrates after scoring against the Czech Republic Thomas Muller heads the first goalscorer betting at 5/2 after his double against Czech Republic on Saturday. If you fancy Muller and Mesut Ozil both to score, the you can get 100/30 for your money.You can watch Englands tour of Bangladesh, plus Premier League football and the British Masters on Sky Sports. 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