One thing to keep in mind while sitting in our armchairs is the crew debrief which appeared to imply that the FO was busy trying to restart engine(s)
This would have required a pitch down beyond an extended glide distance in order to get the N2's up to pressurization. As long as there are no obstacles and you have a chance to flare it works out as a win win. When I tried this in a simulator after a bird strike I got the engines lit but still ploughed into the Ocean at too steep an angle, of course being a simulator I gave all the priority to the engines and never considered the altitude
